Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Peru
Peru: Forestland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0529 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Peru, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.0529 1000 ha per square kilometre for forestland — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 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, forestland — area, per square kilometre in Peru peaked at 0.0602 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0529 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
Peru ranks 43rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Peru, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0602 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.06 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0597 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0595 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0593 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.059 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0588 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0585 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0583 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0581 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0578 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0576 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0574 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0571 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0569 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0564 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0562 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.056 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0557 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0555 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0553 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.055 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0548 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0546 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0543 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0542 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0541 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0539 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0538 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0536 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0534 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0532 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0529 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.0529 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.038 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.0529 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0498 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0591 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0581 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0602 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0568 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0557 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0578 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0545 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0538 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0555 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0533 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0529 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0536 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 40 Honduras 0.0533 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 41 Cayman Islands 0.053 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 42 Northern Mariana Islands 0.053 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 44 Guam 0.0524 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 45 Grenada 0.0521 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 46 Angola 0.0516 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Peru?
- Forestland — area, per square kilometre in Peru was 0.0529 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0602 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0529 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Peru rank for forestland — area, per square kilometre?
- Peru ranks 43rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forestland — area, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.