Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Peru
Peru: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0378 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0378 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
37th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.1222 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0378 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Peru, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Peru stood at 0.0378 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Peru peaked at 0.1222 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0378 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Peru 37th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1222 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1187 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1153 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.112 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1088 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1058 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1028 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0972 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0948 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0925 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0901 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0878 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0856 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0835 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0814 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0795 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0775 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0756 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0737 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0719 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0702 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0684 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0668 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0651 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0636 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0622 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0608 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0594 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0581 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0569 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0558 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0547 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0536 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0526 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0516 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0506 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0497 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0489 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0481 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0475 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0469 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0464 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.046 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0455 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0452 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0449 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0446 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0443 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.044 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0437 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0433 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0429 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0425 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.042 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0415 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0409 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0401 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0394 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.039 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0386 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0382 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0378 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.0378 Square kilometres per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0114 Square kilometres per person, 3.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.0378 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0105 Square kilometres per person, 3.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1092 Square kilometres per person | 0.0972 Square kilometres per person | 0.1222 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0848 Square kilometres per person | 0.0756 Square kilometres per person | 0.0948 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0662 Square kilometres per person | 0.0594 Square kilometres per person | 0.0737 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0533 Square kilometres per person | 0.0489 Square kilometres per person | 0.0581 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0459 Square kilometres per person | 0.0443 Square kilometres per person | 0.0481 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.042 Square kilometres per person | 0.0394 Square kilometres per person | 0.044 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0384 Square kilometres per person | 0.0378 Square kilometres per person | 0.039 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 34 Brazil 0.0396 Square kilometres per person compare
- 35 Sweden 0.0387 Square kilometres per person compare
- 36 Vanuatu 0.038 Square kilometres per person compare
- 38 Chile 0.0378 Square kilometres per person compare
- 39 Sudan 0.0373 Square kilometres per person compare
- 40 Zambia 0.0359 Square kilometres per person 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)
- 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 — land area, per capita in Peru?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Peru was 0.0378 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1222 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0378 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Peru rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Peru ranks 37th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.