Planted Forest — Area in Peru
Peru: Planted Forest — Area was 191.12 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Peru, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — area in Peru stood at 191.12 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Peru peaked at 191.12 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 66.02 1000 ha, in 1990.
Peru ranks 89th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.43 1000 ha | 66.02 1000 ha | 72.83 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.46 1000 ha | 73.59 1000 ha | 91.34 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 124.3 1000 ha | 93.31 1000 ha | 153.64 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 175.5 1000 ha | 159.89 1000 ha | 191.12 1000 ha | 6 |
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More environment data for Peru
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 41.63 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,580 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 521.56 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 14.14 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 74.5 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 18,102 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 9.38 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2,280 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 16.12 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,917 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — area in Peru?
- Planted forest — area in Peru was 191.12 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 191.12 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.02 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Peru rank for planted forest — area?
- Peru ranks 89th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted 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.