Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Peru
Peru: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 66,969 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Peru, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — area in Peru is 66,969 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Peru peaked at 76,972 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 66,969 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Peru 13th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Peru, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 76,972 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 76,672 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 76,372 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 76,072 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 75,772 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 75,471 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 75,171 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 74,871 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 74,571 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 74,271 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 73,971 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 73,670 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 73,368 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 73,067 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 72,766 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 72,464 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 72,163 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 71,862 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 71,560 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 71,259 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 70,958 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 70,651 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 70,345 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 70,039 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 69,732 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 69,426 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 69,240 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 69,054 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 68,868 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 68,682 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 68,497 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 68,191 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 67,885 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 67,580 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 67,274 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 66,969 1000 ha | -0.5% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 66,969 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,407 1000 ha, 27.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Peru's 66,969 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 641.92 1000 ha, 104.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75,621 1000 ha | 74,271 1000 ha | 76,972 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 72,615 1000 ha | 71,259 1000 ha | 73,971 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 69,700 1000 ha | 68,682 1000 ha | 70,958 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 67,733 1000 ha | 66,969 1000 ha | 68,497 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Peru?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Peru was 66,969 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 76,972 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 66,969 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Peru rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Peru ranks 13th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.