Forest land — Area in Peru
Peru: Forest land — Area was 67,160 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Peru, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Peru stood at 67,160 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Peru peaked at 77,038 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 67,160 1000 ha, in 2025.
Peru ranks 14th of 249 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Peru, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 77,038 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 76,738 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 76,439 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 76,140 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 75,840 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 75,541 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 75,242 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 74,942 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 74,643 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 74,344 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 74,044 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 73,745 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 73,446 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 73,146 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 72,847 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 72,548 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 72,248 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 71,949 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 71,650 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 71,350 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 71,051 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 70,752 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 70,452 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 70,153 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 69,854 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 69,554 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 69,375 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 69,195 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 69,016 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 68,836 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 68,656 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 68,357 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 68,058 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 67,758 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 67,459 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 67,160 1000 ha | -0.4% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 67,160 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,330 1000 ha, 28.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Peru's 67,160 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 650.58 1000 ha, 103.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75,691 1000 ha | 74,344 1000 ha | 77,038 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 72,698 1000 ha | 71,350 1000 ha | 74,044 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 69,824 1000 ha | 68,836 1000 ha | 71,051 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 67,908 1000 ha | 67,160 1000 ha | 68,656 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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 forest land — area in Peru?
- Forest land — area in Peru was 67,160 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 77,038 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,160 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Peru rank for forest land — area?
- Peru ranks 14th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.