What is land use over the long-term in Peru?

Land use over the long-term in Peru was 15.99 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Peru?

The highest recorded value was 16.55 million hectares in 1990.

What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Peru?

The lowest recorded value was 802,003 hectares in 1000.

How does Peru rank for land use over the long-term?

Peru ranks 40th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Peru?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Peru data come from?

The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land use over the long-term in Peru

Name: Land use over the long-term in Peru
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Peru: Land use over the long-term was 15.99 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

15.99 million hectares

Change on year

down 0.0%

World rank

40th

of 202 countries

All-time high

16.55 million hectares

in 1990

All-time low

802,003 hectares

in 1000

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Land use over the long-term in Peru, 1000–2025

Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land use over the long-term in Peru is 15.99 million hectares, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use over the long-term in Peru peaked at 16.55 million hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 802,003 hectares, in 1000.

Peru ranks 40th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	802,003 hectares	802,003 hectares	802,003 hectares	1
1100s	1.00 million hectares	1.00 million hectares	1.00 million hectares	1
1200s	1.25 million hectares	1.25 million hectares	1.25 million hectares	1
1300s	1.57 million hectares	1.57 million hectares	1.57 million hectares	1
1400s	1.96 million hectares	1.96 million hectares	1.96 million hectares	1
1500s	2.45 million hectares	2.45 million hectares	2.45 million hectares	1
1600s	3.06 million hectares	3.06 million hectares	3.06 million hectares	1
1700s	3.34 million hectares	3.34 million hectares	3.34 million hectares	1
1710s	3.28 million hectares	3.28 million hectares	3.28 million hectares	1
1720s	3.22 million hectares	3.22 million hectares	3.22 million hectares	1
1730s	3.17 million hectares	3.17 million hectares	3.17 million hectares	1
1740s	3.11 million hectares	3.11 million hectares	3.11 million hectares	1
1750s	3.05 million hectares	3.05 million hectares	3.05 million hectares	1
1760s	3.04 million hectares	3.04 million hectares	3.04 million hectares	1
1770s	2.98 million hectares	2.98 million hectares	2.98 million hectares	1
1780s	2.92 million hectares	2.92 million hectares	2.92 million hectares	1
1790s	2.87 million hectares	2.87 million hectares	2.87 million hectares	1
1800s	2.81 million hectares	2.81 million hectares	2.81 million hectares	1
1810s	2.75 million hectares	2.75 million hectares	2.75 million hectares	1
1820s	2.69 million hectares	2.69 million hectares	2.69 million hectares	1
1830s	3.10 million hectares	3.10 million hectares	3.10 million hectares	1
1840s	3.50 million hectares	3.50 million hectares	3.50 million hectares	1
1850s	3.96 million hectares	3.96 million hectares	3.96 million hectares	1
1860s	4.49 million hectares	4.49 million hectares	4.49 million hectares	1
1870s	5.01 million hectares	5.01 million hectares	5.01 million hectares	1
1880s	5.74 million hectares	5.74 million hectares	5.74 million hectares	1
1890s	7.27 million hectares	7.27 million hectares	7.27 million hectares	1
1900s	8.42 million hectares	8.42 million hectares	8.42 million hectares	1
1910s	9.04 million hectares	9.04 million hectares	9.04 million hectares	1
1920s	9.67 million hectares	9.67 million hectares	9.67 million hectares	1
1930s	10.37 million hectares	10.37 million hectares	10.37 million hectares	1
1940s	11.23 million hectares	11.23 million hectares	11.23 million hectares	1
1950s	13.05 million hectares	11.77 million hectares	14.44 million hectares	10
1960s	15.09 million hectares	14.79 million hectares	15.13 million hectares	10
1970s	15.43 million hectares	15.13 million hectares	15.85 million hectares	10
1980s	16.22 million hectares	15.94 million hectares	16.48 million hectares	10
1990s	16.19 million hectares	16.03 million hectares	16.55 million hectares	10
2000s	16.23 million hectares	16.14 million hectares	16.30 million hectares	10
2010s	16.20 million hectares	16.02 million hectares	16.41 million hectares	10
2020s	16.01 million hectares	15.98 million hectares	16.05 million hectares	6

Countries ranked near Peru

37 Venezuela 18.20 million hectares compare
38 Democratic Republic of Congo 18.20 million hectares compare
39 Canada 18.12 million hectares compare
41 Turkey 14.62 million hectares compare
42 Libya 13.30 million hectares compare
43 Cote d'Ivoire 13.20 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

More environment data for Peru

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 103.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.03 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 14.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.8482 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0311 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 25.85 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0323 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1323 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 7.64 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use over the long-term in Peru?: Land use over the long-term in Peru was 15.99 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Peru?: The highest recorded value was 16.55 million hectares in 1990.
What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Peru?: The lowest recorded value was 802,003 hectares in 1000.
How does Peru rank for land use over the long-term?: Peru ranks 40th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Peru?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?: The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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