Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Peru
Peru: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 153,926 Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Peru, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Peru recorded 153,926 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — grassland in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Peru peaked at 157,442 Square kilometres in 2010 and was at its lowest, 153,926 Square kilometres, in 2022.
That places Peru 17th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Peru, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 156,520 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 157,272 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 157,442 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 157,018 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 155,144 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 153,926 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 153,926 Square kilometres is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,874 Square kilometres, 53.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Peru's 153,926 Square kilometres is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 542.24 Square kilometres, 283.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 156,896 Square kilometres | 156,520 Square kilometres | 157,272 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 157,230 Square kilometres | 157,018 Square kilometres | 157,442 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 154,535 Square kilometres | 153,926 Square kilometres | 155,144 Square kilometres | 2 |
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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 land cover and land cover change — grassland in Peru?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Peru was 153,926 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 157,442 Square kilometres in 2010.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 153,926 Square kilometres in 2022.
- How does Peru rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Peru ranks 17th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Grassland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation