Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Peru
Peru: Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption was 90.6% in 2013. ▬ Flat
Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Peru, 2005–2013
Source: Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2013, share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Peru stood at 90.6%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Peru peaked at 94.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 90.6%, in 2013.
Peru ranks 65th of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 94.5% | — |
| 2006 | 93.2% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 91.5% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 91.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 91.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 91.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 90.6% | -0.8% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 90.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.3%, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Peru's 90.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 90.1%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.4% | 91.0% | 94.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 91.1% | 90.6% | 91.5% | 4 |
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 deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Peru?
- Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Peru was 90.6% in 2013, according to Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 94.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.6% in 2013.
- How does Peru rank for share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption?
- Peru ranks 65th out of 117 countries with data for 2013.
- Is share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of national deforestation that is driven by the production of goods that are consumed within domestic markets i.e. not exported to other countries.