How does Peru rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?

Peru ranks 31st out of 240 countries with data for 2024.

Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Peru?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Peru data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Peru

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Peru
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Peru: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 535.44 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

535.44 1000 ha

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

31st

of 240 countries

All-time high

535.44 1000 ha

in 2024

All-time low

528.85 1000 ha

in 2001

Years of data

2001–2024

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Peru, 2001–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2024, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Peru stood at 535.44 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Peru peaked at 535.44 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 528.85 1000 ha, in 2001.

That places Peru 31st out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	531.02 1000 ha	528.85 1000 ha	532.16 1000 ha	9
2010s	533.28 1000 ha	532.27 1000 ha	534.22 1000 ha	10
2020s	534.93 1000 ha	534.45 1000 ha	535.44 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Peru

28 Romania 568.7 1000 ha compare
29 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 555.49 1000 ha compare
30 Egypt 539.03 1000 ha compare
32 Malaysia 528.94 1000 ha compare
33 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 503.77 1000 ha compare
34 Caribbean 501.64 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Peru

Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.18 °C (2025)
Recovered paper — Production 72,000 t (2024)
Total fibre furnish — Production 72,000 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 1,458 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 915 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export value 76,848 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 81,340 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import value 312,597 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 367,282 t (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Peru?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Peru was 535.44 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Peru?: The highest recorded value was 535.44 1000 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Peru?: The lowest recorded value was 528.85 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Peru rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Peru ranks 31st out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Peru?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Peru data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.