Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Peru
Peru: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 3,511 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Peru, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2022, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Peru stood at 3,511 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.6% on the previous year and up 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Peru peaked at 3,511 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,199 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Peru 57th out of 169 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Peru, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,199 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 1,915 Square kilometres | +59.7% |
| 2015 | 2,119 Square kilometres | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 2,961 Square kilometres | +39.8% |
| 2022 | 3,511 Square kilometres | +18.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,199 Square kilometres | 1,199 Square kilometres | 1,199 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 2,017 Square kilometres | 1,915 Square kilometres | 2,119 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 3,236 Square kilometres | 2,961 Square kilometres | 3,511 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 54 Mali 3,887 Square kilometres compare
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- 57 Democratic Republic of the Congo 27,282 Square kilometres compare
- 58 Bangladesh 3,212 Square kilometres compare
- 59 South Africa 3,204 Square kilometres compare
- 60 Türkiye 21,809 Square kilometres compare
- 60 Paraguay 3,188 Square kilometres compare
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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate -43.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0.0015 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate -57.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Peru?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Peru was 3,511 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 3,511 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,199 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Peru rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Peru ranks 57th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Loss of cropland. 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