Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Peru
Peru: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 191,120 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Peru, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Peru is 191,120 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Peru peaked at 191,120 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 66,020 hectares, in 1990.
Peru ranks 84th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69,426 hectares | 66,020 hectares | 72,833 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 82,464 hectares | 73,590 hectares | 91,338 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 124,301 hectares | 93,310 hectares | 153,644 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 175,505 hectares | 159,890 hectares | 191,120 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Peru
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 103.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.03 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 14.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.8482 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0311 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 25.85 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0323 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1323 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 7.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Peru?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Peru was 191,120 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 191,120 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 66,020 hectares in 1990.
- How does Peru rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Peru ranks 84th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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