Share global forest in Peru
Peru: Share global forest was 1.62 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.62
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
10th
of 235 countries
All-time high
1.77
in 1990
All-time low
1.62
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Peru, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global forest in Peru is 1.62, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Peru peaked at 1.77 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.62, in 2025.
That places Peru 10th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.77 | — |
| 1991 | 1.77 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.77 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.77 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.76 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.76 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.76 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.76 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.75 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.75 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.75 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.74 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.74 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.73 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.73 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.72 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.71 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.71 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.7 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.7 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.69 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.69 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.68 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.67 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.67 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.66 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.66 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.66 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.65 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.65 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.65 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.64 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.64 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.63 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.63 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 1.62 | -0.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 1.62 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0554, 29.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 1.62 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0242, 67.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.76 | 1.75 | 1.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.72 | 1.7 | 1.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 | 1.65 | 1.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.64 | 1.62 | 1.65 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More environment data for Peru
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0463 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.4625 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 12.5 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 69.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Peru?
- Share global forest in Peru was 1.62 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 in 1990.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 in 2025.
- How does Peru rank for share global forest?
- Peru ranks 10th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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