Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Peru
Peru: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita was 0.0094 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Peru, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Peru is 0.0094 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Peru peaked at 0.1059 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0093 Square kilometres per person, in 2021.
Peru ranks 35th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1059 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1027 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0993 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0965 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0937 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0911 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0886 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0861 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0837 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0815 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0795 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.077 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0749 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0729 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0709 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.069 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0672 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0654 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0637 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.062 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0603 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0587 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0572 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0556 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0542 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0528 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0515 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0502 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.049 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0131 Square kilometres per person | -73.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0129 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0128 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0126 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0124 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0122 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.012 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0118 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0116 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0114 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0112 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0111 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0109 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0108 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0104 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0103 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0103 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0102 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0102 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0102 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.01 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.01 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0099 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0097 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0095 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0093 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.0094 Square kilometres per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0023 Square kilometres per person, 4.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.0094 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0019 Square kilometres per person, 4.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -73.2% | 0.049 Square kilometres per person | 0.0131 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0942 Square kilometres per person | 0.0837 Square kilometres per person | 0.1059 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0722 Square kilometres per person | 0.0637 Square kilometres per person | 0.0815 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0552 Square kilometres per person | 0.049 Square kilometres per person | 0.062 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0123 Square kilometres per person | 0.0114 Square kilometres per person | 0.0131 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | 0.0104 Square kilometres per person | 0.0112 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0101 Square kilometres per person | 0.0097 Square kilometres per person | 0.0103 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | 0.0093 Square kilometres per person | 0.0095 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 32 Kyrgyzstan 0.0105 Square kilometres per person compare
- 33 Finland 0.0103 Square kilometres per person compare
- 34 Eritrea 0.01 Square kilometres per person compare
- 36 Sweden 0.0093 Square kilometres per person compare
- 37 Tajikistan 0.0092 Square kilometres per person compare
- 38 Egypt 0.0083 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 — other areas, per capita in Peru?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Peru was 0.0094 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1059 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0093 Square kilometres per person in 2021.
- How does Peru rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- Peru ranks 35th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.