Australia vs Peru: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Australia
- Peru
How they compare
Australia currently reports 133,562 1000 ha against 67,160 1000 ha in Peru, a difference of 66,402 1000 ha.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.0 times Peru's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 9th and Peru ranks 12th of 231 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 133,824 1000 ha | 75,691 1000 ha | 58,134 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2000s | 132,126 1000 ha | 72,698 1000 ha | 59,428 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2010s | 132,263 1000 ha | 69,824 1000 ha | 62,439 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2020s | 133,426 1000 ha | 67,908 1000 ha | 65,518 1000 ha | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Australia or Peru?
- Australia, at 133,562 1000 ha against 67,160 1000 ha in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Australia and Peru?
- 66,402 1000 ha, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Peru?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Peru rank globally for forest land — area?
- Australia ranks 9th and Peru ranks 12th of 231 countries.
- 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
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.