Northern America vs Peru: Primary Forest — Area

Northern America
244,832 1000 ha
in 2025
Peru
38,281 1000 ha
in 2025
Northern America rank
7th
Peru rank
7th

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • Northern America
  • Peru
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k199020072025

How they compare

Northern America currently reports 244,832 1000 ha against 38,281 1000 ha in Peru, a difference of 206,551 1000 ha.

That makes Northern America's figure about 6.4 times Peru's.

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

Northern America ranks 7th and Peru ranks 7th of 35 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern America Peru Difference Ahead
1990s 222,708 1000 ha 43,144 1000 ha 179,564 1000 ha Northern America
2000s 216,781 1000 ha 41,438 1000 ha 175,343 1000 ha Northern America
2010s 204,399 1000 ha 39,800 1000 ha 164,600 1000 ha Northern America
2020s 207,735 1000 ha 38,708 1000 ha 169,028 1000 ha Northern America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, Northern America or Peru?
Northern America, at 244,832 1000 ha against 38,281 1000 ha in Peru as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between Northern America and Peru?
206,551 1000 ha, with Northern America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Peru?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Northern America and Peru rank globally for primary forest — area?
Northern America ranks 7th 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

Indicator
Primary Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
204 places, 7,156 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.