Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Peru
Peru: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 16.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Peru, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total territorial area.
Analysis
In 2025, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Peru stood at 16.5%.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Peru peaked at 19.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2016.
Peru ranks 77th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 19.2% | — |
| 2014 | 19.4% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | -32.5% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 16.8% | +22.6% |
| 2023 | 16.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 16.5% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.8% | 13.1% | 19.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 13.3% | 16.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 75 Burkina Faso 16.8% compare
- 76 Senegal 16.6% compare
- 78 Montenegro 16.3% compare
- 79 Uganda 16.1% compare
- 79 United Arab Emirates 16.1% compare
More climate change data for Peru
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 124.44 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Peru?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Peru was 16.5% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2016.
- How does Peru rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Peru ranks 77th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas 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 Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.