Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Peru
Peru: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 22.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Peru, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Peru is 22.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Peru peaked at 22.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2000.
Peru ranks 192nd of 240 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.6% | — |
| 2001 | 10.7% | +23.3% |
| 2002 | 11.3% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | +17.7% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 21.2% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 21.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 21.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 21.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 22.4% | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 22.6% | +1.2% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 22.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.8%, 53% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Peru's 22.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.0%, 65% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.3% | 8.6% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 15.8% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 21.3% | 22.6% | 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Peru?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Peru was 22.6% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Peru ranks 192nd out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).