Middle Africa vs Peru: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Middle Africa
317,657 1000 ha
in 2025
Peru
66,969 1000 ha
in 2025
Middle Africa rank
14th
Peru rank
11th

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Middle Africa
  • Peru
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How they compare

Middle Africa currently reports 317,657 1000 ha against 66,969 1000 ha in Peru, a difference of 250,688 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 11th 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 357,605 1000 ha 75,621 1000 ha 281,984 1000 ha Middle Africa
2000s 345,742 1000 ha 72,615 1000 ha 273,127 1000 ha Middle Africa
2010s 330,646 1000 ha 69,700 1000 ha 260,946 1000 ha Middle Africa
2020s 320,414 1000 ha 67,733 1000 ha 252,681 1000 ha Middle Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Middle Africa or Peru?
Middle Africa, at 317,657 1000 ha against 66,969 1000 ha in Peru as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Middle Africa and Peru?
250,688 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 naturally regenerating forest — area?
Middle Africa ranks 14th 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.