Asia vs Peru: Forest land — Area

Asia
630,029 1000 ha
in 2025
Peru
67,160 1000 ha
in 2025
Asia rank
11th
Peru rank
12th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Asia
  • Peru
0200.0k400.0k600.0k199020072025

How they compare

Asia currently reports 630,029 1000 ha against 67,160 1000 ha in Peru, a difference of 562,869 1000 ha.

That makes Asia's figure about 9.4 times Peru's.

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

Asia ranks 11th and Peru ranks 12th of 36 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia Peru Difference Ahead
1990s 577,296 1000 ha 75,691 1000 ha 501,605 1000 ha Asia
2000s 590,164 1000 ha 72,698 1000 ha 517,467 1000 ha Asia
2010s 613,286 1000 ha 69,824 1000 ha 543,462 1000 ha Asia
2020s 626,979 1000 ha 67,908 1000 ha 559,071 1000 ha Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Asia or Peru?
Asia, at 630,029 1000 ha against 67,160 1000 ha in Peru as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Asia and Peru?
562,869 1000 ha, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Peru?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Asia and Peru rank globally for forest land — area?
Asia ranks 11th 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.