Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net square in Peru

Peru: Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net square was 0.102 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.102 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.1023 kt per square kilometre
in 2011
All-time low
0.062 kt per square kilometre
in 2016
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Peru, 1990–2023

00.0250.050.0750.11990200620231990: 0.1 kt per square kilometre1991: 0.1 kt per square kilometre1992: 0.1 kt per square kilometre1993: 0.1 kt per square kilometre1994: 0.1 kt per square kilometre1995: 0.1 kt per square kilometre1996: 0.1 kt per square kilometre1997: 0.1 kt per square kilometre1998: 0.1 kt per square kilometre1999: 0.1 kt per square kilometre2000: 0.1 kt per square kilometre2001: 0.101 kt per square kilometre2002: 0.101 kt per square kilometre2003: 0.101 kt per square kilometre2004: 0.101 kt per square kilometre2005: 0.101 kt per square kilometre2006: 0.101 kt per square kilometre2007: 0.101 kt per square kilometre2008: 0.101 kt per square kilometre2009: 0.101 kt per square kilometre2010: 0.101 kt per square kilometre2011: 0.102 kt per square kilometre2012: 0.102 kt per square kilometre2013: 0.102 kt per square kilometre2014: 0.102 kt per square kilometre2015: 0.102 kt per square kilometre2016: 0.062 kt per square kilometre2017: 0.062 kt per square kilometre2018: 0.062 kt per square kilometre2019: 0.062 kt per square kilometre2020: 0.062 kt per square kilometre2021: 0.102 kt per square kilometre2022: 0.102 kt per square kilometre2023: 0.102 kt per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.102 kt per square kilometre for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Peru peaked at 0.1023 kt per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.062 kt per square kilometre, in 2016.

That places Peru 13th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net square in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land), per square kilometre in Peru, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1990 0.1002 kt per square kilometre —
1991 0.1002 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1992 0.1002 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 0.1002 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1994 0.1002 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1995 0.1002 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1996 0.1002 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1997 0.1002 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1998 0.1002 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1999 0.1002 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2000 0.1002 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2001 0.1006 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
2002 0.1006 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2003 0.1006 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2004 0.1006 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2005 0.1006 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2006 0.1006 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2007 0.1006 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2008 0.1006 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2009 0.1006 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2010 0.1006 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2011 0.1023 kt per square kilometre +1.7%
2012 0.1023 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2013 0.1023 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2014 0.1023 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2015 0.1023 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2016 0.062 kt per square kilometre -39.3%
2017 0.062 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2018 0.062 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2019 0.062 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2020 0.062 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2021 0.102 kt per square kilometre +64.4%
2022 0.102 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2023 0.102 kt per square kilometre +0.0%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 0.102 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0032 kt per square kilometre, 32.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1002 kt per square kilometre 0.1002 kt per square kilometre 0.1002 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.1006 kt per square kilometre 0.1002 kt per square kilometre 0.1006 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.086 kt per square kilometre 0.062 kt per square kilometre 0.1023 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.092 kt per square kilometre 0.062 kt per square kilometre 0.102 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 10 Thailand 0.1046 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 11 Puerto Rico 0.1044 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 12 Romania 0.1044 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 14 Bhutan 0.0955 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 15 Paraguay 0.0928 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 16 Myanmar 0.0899 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Peru?
Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Peru was 0.102 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.1023 kt per square kilometre in 2011.
What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.062 kt per square kilometre in 2016.
How does Peru rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land)?
Peru ranks 13th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 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.

Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 6,341 data points, 1990–2023
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Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 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.