Eastern Asia vs Peru: Forest land — Area

Eastern Asia
280,246 1000 ha
in 2025
Peru
67,160 1000 ha
in 2025
Eastern Asia rank
17th
Peru rank
14th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Eastern Asia
  • Peru
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k199020072025

How they compare

Eastern Asia currently reports 280,246 1000 ha against 67,160 1000 ha in Peru, a difference of 213,086 1000 ha.

That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 4.2 times Peru's.

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

Eastern Asia ranks 17th and Peru ranks 14th of 32 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Asia Peru Difference Ahead
1990s 219,279 1000 ha 75,691 1000 ha 143,588 1000 ha Eastern Asia
2000s 240,707 1000 ha 72,698 1000 ha 168,009 1000 ha Eastern Asia
2010s 262,228 1000 ha 69,824 1000 ha 192,405 1000 ha Eastern Asia
2020s 276,205 1000 ha 67,908 1000 ha 208,297 1000 ha Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Eastern Asia or Peru?
Eastern Asia, at 280,246 1000 ha against 67,160 1000 ha in Peru as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Eastern Asia and Peru?
213,086 1000 ha, with Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and Peru?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Eastern Asia and Peru rank globally for forest land — area?
Eastern Asia ranks 17th and Peru ranks 14th of 32 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
281 places, 9,790 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.