Change forest area share total in Peru
Peru: Change forest area share total was -0.4457 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change forest area share total in Peru, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, change forest area share total in Peru stood at -0.4457. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Peru peaked at -0.2589 in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.4457, in 2025.
That places Peru 195th out of 228 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.
Change forest area share total in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.3901 | — |
| 1992 | -0.3916 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | -0.3931 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | -0.3947 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | -0.3963 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | -0.3978 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | -0.3994 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | -0.401 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | -0.4026 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | -0.4043 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | -0.4059 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | -0.4076 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | -0.4092 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | -0.4109 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | -0.4126 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | -0.4143 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | -0.416 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | -0.4178 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | -0.4195 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | -0.4213 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | -0.4231 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | -0.4249 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | -0.4267 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | -0.4285 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | -0.4304 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | -0.2589 | -39.8% |
| 2017 | -0.2596 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | -0.2602 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | -0.2609 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | -0.2616 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | -0.4379 | +67.4% |
| 2022 | -0.4398 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | -0.4418 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | -0.4437 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | -0.4457 | +0.4% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's -0.4457 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.0134, 33.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -67.4% | -0.2616 | -0.4379 |
| 2016 | +39.8% | -0.4304 | -0.2589 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.3963 | -0.4026 | -0.3901 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.4118 | -0.4195 | -0.4043 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3594 | -0.4304 | -0.2589 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4118 | -0.4457 | -0.2616 | 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 change forest area share total in Peru?
- Change forest area share total in Peru was -0.4457 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was -0.2589 in 2016.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4457 in 2025.
- How does Peru rank for change forest area share total?
- Peru ranks 195th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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