Middle Africa vs Peru: Forest land — Area

Middle Africa
318,172 1000 ha
in 2025
Peru
67,160 1000 ha
in 2025
Middle Africa rank
14th
Peru rank
12th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Middle Africa
  • Peru
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k199020072025

How they compare

Middle Africa currently reports 318,172 1000 ha against 67,160 1000 ha in Peru, a difference of 251,012 1000 ha.

That makes Middle Africa's figure about 4.7 times Peru's.

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

Middle Africa ranks 14th and Peru ranks 12th of 36 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle Africa Peru Difference Ahead
1990s 357,946 1000 ha 75,691 1000 ha 282,256 1000 ha Middle Africa
2000s 346,076 1000 ha 72,698 1000 ha 273,378 1000 ha Middle Africa
2010s 331,009 1000 ha 69,824 1000 ha 261,185 1000 ha Middle Africa
2020s 320,885 1000 ha 67,908 1000 ha 252,977 1000 ha Middle Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Middle Africa or Peru?
Middle Africa, at 318,172 1000 ha against 67,160 1000 ha in Peru as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Middle Africa and Peru?
251,012 1000 ha, with Middle Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle Africa and Peru?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Middle Africa and Peru rank globally for forest land — area?
Middle Africa ranks 14th 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.