Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Peru
Peru: Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas was 19.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Peru, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 19.7% for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Peru peaked at 19.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2000.
That places Peru 150th out of 184 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.3% | — |
| 2001 | 9.7% | +16.6% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13.1% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | +19.8% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19.4% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19.5% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 19.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 19.7% | +1.2% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 19.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.4%, 48% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Peru's 19.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 45.1%, 44% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 8.3% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 14.0% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 18.8% | 19.7% | 6 |
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More environment data for Peru
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2019)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1844 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Peru?
- Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Peru was 19.7% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas?
- Peru ranks 150th out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).