Africa vs Peru: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Africa
648,546 1000 ha
in 2025
Peru
66,969 1000 ha
in 2025
Africa rank
8th
Peru rank
11th

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Africa
  • Peru
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k199020072025

How they compare

Africa currently reports 648,546 1000 ha against 66,969 1000 ha in Peru, a difference of 581,577 1000 ha.

That makes Africa's figure about 9.7 times Peru's.

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

Africa ranks 8th and Peru ranks 11th of 36 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Peru Difference Ahead
1990s 755,419 1000 ha 75,621 1000 ha 679,797 1000 ha Africa
2000s 720,989 1000 ha 72,615 1000 ha 648,374 1000 ha Africa
2010s 683,210 1000 ha 69,700 1000 ha 613,510 1000 ha Africa
2020s 656,052 1000 ha 67,733 1000 ha 588,319 1000 ha Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Africa or Peru?
Africa, at 648,546 1000 ha against 66,969 1000 ha in Peru as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Africa and Peru?
581,577 1000 ha, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Peru?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Africa and Peru rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Africa ranks 8th and Peru ranks 11th of 36 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 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.