Annual change forest area in Peru
Peru: Annual change forest area was -299,339 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
-299,339
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
231st
of 235 countries
All-time high
-179,602
in 2016
All-time low
-299,339
in 2021
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change forest area in Peru, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change forest area in Peru stood at -299,339. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change forest area in Peru peaked at -179,602 in 2016 and was at its lowest, -299,339, in 2021.
That places Peru 231st out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Annual change forest area in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -299,337 | — |
| 1992 | -299,337 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -299,337 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -299,337 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -299,337 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -299,337 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -299,337 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -299,337 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -299,337 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -299,337 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -299,338 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | -299,338 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -299,338 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -299,338 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -299,338 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -299,338 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -299,338 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -299,338 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -299,338 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -299,338 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -299,338 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -299,338 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -299,338 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -299,338 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -299,338 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -179,602 | -40.0% |
| 2017 | -179,602 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -179,602 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -179,602 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -179,602 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -299,339 | +66.7% |
| 2022 | -299,339 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -299,339 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -299,339 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -299,339 | -0.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's -299,339 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -22, 13606.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -299,337 | -299,337 | -299,337 | 9 |
| 2000s | -299,338 | -299,338 | -299,337 | 10 |
| 2010s | -251,444 | -299,338 | -179,602 | 10 |
| 2020s | -279,383 | -299,339 | -179,602 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More environment data for Peru
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0463 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.4625 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4511 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.13 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.18 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 12.5 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 69.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change forest area in Peru?
- Annual change forest area in Peru was -299,339 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change forest area recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was -179,602 in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual change forest area recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was -299,339 in 2021.
- How does Peru rank for annual change forest area?
- Peru ranks 231st out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change forest area rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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