Africa vs Peru: Forest land — Area

Africa
662,630 1000 ha
in 2025
Peru
67,160 1000 ha
in 2025
Africa rank
9th
Peru rank
12th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Africa
  • Peru
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k199020072025

How they compare

Africa currently reports 662,630 1000 ha against 67,160 1000 ha in Peru, a difference of 595,470 1000 ha.

That makes Africa's figure about 9.9 times Peru's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 9th and Peru ranks 12th of 36 groups.

Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Peru Difference Ahead
1990s 764,785 1000 ha 75,691 1000 ha 689,094 1000 ha Africa
2000s 731,519 1000 ha 72,698 1000 ha 658,822 1000 ha Africa
2010s 695,359 1000 ha 69,824 1000 ha 625,535 1000 ha Africa
2020s 669,745 1000 ha 67,908 1000 ha 601,837 1000 ha Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Africa or Peru?
Africa, at 662,630 1000 ha against 67,160 1000 ha in Peru as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Africa and Peru?
595,470 1000 ha, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Peru?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Africa and Peru rank globally for forest land — area?
Africa ranks 9th and Peru ranks 12th of 36 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.