Primary Forest — Area in Peru
Peru: Primary Forest — Area was 38,281 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary Forest — Area in Peru, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, primary forest — area in Peru stood at 38,281 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Peru peaked at 43,912 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 38,281 1000 ha, in 2025.
Peru ranks 8th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Primary Forest — Area in Peru, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43,912 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 43,741 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 43,570 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 43,400 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 43,229 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 43,058 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 42,888 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 42,717 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 42,547 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 42,376 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 42,205 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 42,035 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 41,864 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 41,694 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 41,523 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 41,352 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 41,182 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 41,011 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 40,840 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 40,670 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 40,499 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 40,328 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 40,158 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 39,987 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 39,817 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 39,646 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 39,544 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 39,441 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 39,339 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 39,237 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 39,134 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 38,964 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 38,793 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 38,622 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 38,452 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 38,281 1000 ha | -0.4% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 38,281 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.45 1000 ha, 923.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Peru's 38,281 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.13 1000 ha, 1360.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43,144 1000 ha | 42,376 1000 ha | 43,912 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 41,438 1000 ha | 40,670 1000 ha | 42,205 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,800 1000 ha | 39,237 1000 ha | 40,499 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,708 1000 ha | 38,281 1000 ha | 39,134 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 primary forest — area in Peru?
- Primary forest — area in Peru was 38,281 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 43,912 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,281 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Peru rank for primary forest — area?
- Peru ranks 8th out of 182 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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 Primary 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.