Forestland — Area, per capita in Peru
Peru: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.0019 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in Peru, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2025, forestland — area, per capita in Peru stood at 0.0019 1000 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Peru peaked at 0.0035 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
That places Peru 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0034 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.003 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.003 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.0019 1000 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 5.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.0019 1000 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 6.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.002 1000 ha per person | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More climate change data for Peru
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 397.03 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 25,757 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,197 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 24.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 685.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,265 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,780 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,484 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 10.49 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area, per capita in Peru?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Peru was 0.0019 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0035 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Peru rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Peru ranks 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.