Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Peru
Peru: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0054 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0054 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
48th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0144 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0054 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Peru, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.0054 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Peru peaked at 0.0144 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0054 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Peru ranks 48th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0144 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.014 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0136 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0132 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0129 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0125 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0122 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0118 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0115 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0112 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0109 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0103 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0102 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.01 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0099 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0097 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0093 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.009 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0087 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0086 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0085 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0082 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0069 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0069 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.0054 Square kilometres per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0018 Square kilometres per person, 3.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.0054 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0012 Square kilometres per person, 4.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0129 Square kilometres per person | 0.0115 Square kilometres per person | 0.0144 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0103 Square kilometres per person | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | 0.0112 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0088 Square kilometres per person | 0.0082 Square kilometres per person | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 45 Mexico 0.0057 Square kilometres per person compare
- 46 Yemen 0.0056 Square kilometres per person compare
- 47 Morocco 0.0056 Square kilometres per person compare
- 49 Bhutan 0.0053 Square kilometres per person compare
- 50 Georgia 0.0052 Square kilometres per person compare
- 51 Nicaragua 0.0048 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Peru?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Peru was 0.0054 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0144 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0054 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Peru rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Peru ranks 48th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.