Indonesia vs Peru: Forest land — Area

Indonesia
95,969 1000 ha
in 2025
Peru
67,160 1000 ha
in 2025
Indonesia rank
10th
Peru rank
12th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Indonesia
  • Peru
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k199020072025

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 95,969 1000 ha against 67,160 1000 ha in Peru, a difference of 28,809 1000 ha.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.4 times Peru's.

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

Indonesia ranks 10th and Peru ranks 12th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Peru Difference Ahead
1990s 105,365 1000 ha 75,691 1000 ha 29,674 1000 ha Indonesia
2000s 93,915 1000 ha 72,698 1000 ha 21,217 1000 ha Indonesia
2010s 95,518 1000 ha 69,824 1000 ha 25,694 1000 ha Indonesia
2020s 95,766 1000 ha 67,908 1000 ha 27,857 1000 ha Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Indonesia or Peru?
Indonesia, at 95,969 1000 ha against 67,160 1000 ha in Peru as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Indonesia and Peru?
28,809 1000 ha, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Peru?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Indonesia and Peru rank globally for forest land — area?
Indonesia ranks 10th 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

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.