Land use hidden — Forest in Peru
Peru: Land use hidden — Forest was 718,119 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Forest in Peru, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Peru recorded 718,119 Square kilometres for land use hidden — forest in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Peru peaked at 764,485 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 718,119 Square kilometres, in 2023.
That places Peru 10th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Forest in Peru, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 764,485 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 763,335 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 762,184 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 761,033 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 759,883 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 758,732 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 757,581 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 756,430 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 755,280 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 754,129 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 752,978 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 751,730 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 750,482 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 749,234 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 747,986 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 746,738 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 745,490 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 744,242 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 742,994 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 741,746 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 740,498 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 738,787 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 737,077 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 735,366 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 733,656 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 731,945 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 730,103 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 728,348 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 726,760 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 725,032 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 723,304 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 721,575 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 719,847 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 718,119 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 718,119 Square kilometres is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28,224 Square kilometres, 25.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Peru's 718,119 Square kilometres is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20,940 Square kilometres, 34.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 759,307 Square kilometres | 754,129 Square kilometres | 764,485 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 747,362 Square kilometres | 741,746 Square kilometres | 752,978 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 732,757 Square kilometres | 725,032 Square kilometres | 740,498 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 720,711 Square kilometres | 718,119 Square kilometres | 723,304 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 7 Australia 1.34 million Square kilometres compare
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- 7 Fiji 11,601 Square kilometres compare
- 8 Latvia 34,224 Square kilometres compare
- 8 Eswatini 5,012 Square kilometres compare
- 8 Indonesia 903,166 Square kilometres compare
- 9 Estonia 24,384 Square kilometres compare
- 9 India 729,592 Square kilometres compare
- 9 Moldova 3,865 Square kilometres compare
- 10 Lithuania 22,054 Square kilometres compare
- 10 Mauritania 2,964 Square kilometres compare
- 11 Mexico 653,088 Square kilometres compare
- 11 Slovenia 12,317 Square kilometres compare
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- 13 Anguilla 55 Square kilometres compare
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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 use hidden — forest in Peru?
- Land use hidden — forest in Peru was 718,119 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 764,485 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 718,119 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Peru rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Peru ranks 10th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata