Africa vs Peru: Primary Forest — Area
Primary Forest — Area over time
- Africa
- Peru
How they compare
Africa currently reports 163,436 1000 ha against 38,281 1000 ha in Peru, a difference of 125,155 1000 ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 4.3 times Peru's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 9th and Peru ranks 7th of 35 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 | 187,978 1000 ha | 43,144 1000 ha | 144,834 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2000s | 179,764 1000 ha | 41,438 1000 ha | 138,326 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2010s | 170,117 1000 ha | 39,800 1000 ha | 130,317 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2020s | 164,786 1000 ha | 38,708 1000 ha | 126,078 1000 ha | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary forest — area, Africa or Peru?
- Africa, at 163,436 1000 ha against 38,281 1000 ha in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary forest — area between Africa and Peru?
- 125,155 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 primary forest — area?
- Africa ranks 9th and Peru ranks 7th of 35 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Primary Forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.