Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Peru
Peru: Land use hidden — Total area, per capita was 0.038 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.038 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
40th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.1227 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.038 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Peru, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — total area, per capita in Peru is 0.038 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. 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 — total area, per capita in Peru peaked at 0.1227 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.038 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Peru 40th 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 — Total area, per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1227 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1192 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1158 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1125 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1093 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1062 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1032 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1004 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0976 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0952 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0929 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0904 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0881 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0859 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0838 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0818 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0798 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0778 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0759 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.074 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0722 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0704 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0687 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.067 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0654 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0639 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0624 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.061 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0597 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0584 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0572 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.056 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0549 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0538 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0528 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0518 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0509 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0499 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0491 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0483 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0477 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0471 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0466 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0461 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0457 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0454 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.045 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0448 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0445 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0442 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0439 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0435 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0431 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0427 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0422 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0416 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.041 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0403 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0396 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0391 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0388 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0384 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.038 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.038 Square kilometres per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.013 Square kilometres per person, 2.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.038 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0113 Square kilometres per person, 3.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1096 Square kilometres per person | 0.0976 Square kilometres per person | 0.1227 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0852 Square kilometres per person | 0.0759 Square kilometres per person | 0.0952 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0665 Square kilometres per person | 0.0597 Square kilometres per person | 0.074 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0535 Square kilometres per person | 0.0491 Square kilometres per person | 0.0584 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0461 Square kilometres per person | 0.0445 Square kilometres per person | 0.0483 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0422 Square kilometres per person | 0.0396 Square kilometres per person | 0.0442 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0386 Square kilometres per person | 0.038 Square kilometres per person | 0.0391 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 37 Brazil 0.0403 Square kilometres per person compare
- 38 Chile 0.0385 Square kilometres per person compare
- 39 Vanuatu 0.038 Square kilometres per person compare
- 41 Sudan 0.0375 Square kilometres per person compare
- 42 Zambia 0.0363 Square kilometres per person compare
- 43 Solomon Islands 0.0361 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 — total area, per capita in Peru?
- Land use hidden — total area, per capita in Peru was 0.038 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1227 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.038 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Peru rank for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
- Peru ranks 40th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total 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 — Total area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.