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 7th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
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 |
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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 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 7th out of 169 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.