Kenya vs Peru: Land use
Kenya
7.47 million hectares
in 2023
Peru
6.20 million hectares
in 2023
Kenya rank
44th
Peru rank
47th
Land use over time
- Kenya
- Peru
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 7.47 million hectares against 6.20 million hectares in Peru, a difference of 1.27 million hectares.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 44th and Peru ranks 47th of 224 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.76 million hectares | 2.51 million hectares | 1.25 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1970s | 4.02 million hectares | 3.52 million hectares | 507,181 hectares | Kenya |
| 1980s | 4.70 million hectares | 4.35 million hectares | 351,424 hectares | Kenya |
| 1990s | 5.55 million hectares | 4.99 million hectares | 562,970 hectares | Kenya |
| 2000s | 5.68 million hectares | 5.17 million hectares | 508,628 hectares | Kenya |
| 2010s | 6.94 million hectares | 5.54 million hectares | 1.40 million hectares | Kenya |
| 2020s | 7.42 million hectares | 6.33 million hectares | 1.10 million hectares | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use, Kenya or Peru?
- Kenya, at 7.47 million hectares against 6.20 million hectares in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land use between Kenya and Peru?
- 1.27 million hectares, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Peru?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Peru rank globally for land use?
- Kenya ranks 44th and Peru ranks 47th of 224 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.