India vs Peru: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- India
- Peru
How they compare
India currently reports 72,739 1000 ha against 67,160 1000 ha in Peru, a difference of 5,579 1000 ha.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Peru ahead.
India ranks 11th and Peru ranks 12th of 231 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65,582 1000 ha | 75,691 1000 ha | 10,109 1000 ha | Peru |
| 2000s | 68,448 1000 ha | 72,698 1000 ha | 4,249 1000 ha | Peru |
| 2010s | 70,725 1000 ha | 69,824 1000 ha | 900.74 1000 ha | India |
| 2020s | 72,524 1000 ha | 67,908 1000 ha | 4,616 1000 ha | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, India or Peru?
- India, at 72,739 1000 ha against 67,160 1000 ha in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between India and Peru?
- 5,579 1000 ha, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Peru?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do India and Peru rank globally for forest land — area?
- India ranks 11th 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.