Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Peru
Peru: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was 130,591 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Peru, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Peru is 130,591 kt, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Peru peaked at 130,943 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 79,422 kt, in 2016.
Peru ranks 3rd of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Peru, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 128,245 kt | — |
| 1991 | 128,245 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 128,245 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 128,245 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 128,245 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 128,245 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 128,245 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 128,245 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 128,245 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 128,245 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 128,245 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 128,764 kt | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 128,764 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 128,764 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 128,764 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 128,764 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 128,764 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 128,764 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 128,764 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 128,764 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 128,764 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 130,943 kt | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 130,943 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 130,943 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 130,943 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 130,943 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 79,422 kt | -39.3% |
| 2017 | 79,422 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 79,422 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 79,422 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 79,422 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 130,591 kt | +64.4% |
| 2022 | 130,591 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 130,591 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 130,591 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 130,591 kt | +0.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 130,591 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.78 kt, 6600.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 128,245 kt | 128,245 kt | 128,245 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 128,712 kt | 128,245 kt | 128,764 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 110,117 kt | 79,422 kt | 130,943 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 122,063 kt | 79,422 kt | 130,591 kt | 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 net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Peru?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Peru was 130,591 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 130,943 kt in 2011.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 79,422 kt in 2016.
- How does Peru rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Peru ranks 3rd out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).