New Zealand vs Peru: Forest area (sq. km), per capita

New Zealand
0.0191 sq. km per person
in 2023
Peru
0.0212 sq. km per person
in 2023
New Zealand rank
27th
Peru rank
26th

Forest area (sq. km), per capita over time

  • New Zealand
  • Peru
00.010.020.03199020062023

How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.0212 sq. km per person against 0.0191 sq. km per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0021 sq. km per person.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 27th and Peru ranks 26th of 214 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Peru Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0264 sq. km per person 0.0316 sq. km per person 0.0052 sq. km per person Peru
2000s 0.0241 sq. km per person 0.0268 sq. km per person 0.0027 sq. km per person Peru
2010s 0.0214 sq. km per person 0.0241 sq. km per person 0.0027 sq. km per person Peru
2020s 0.0194 sq. km per person 0.0216 sq. km per person 0.0022 sq. km per person Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area (sq. km), per capita, New Zealand or Peru?
Peru, at 0.0212 sq. km per person against 0.0191 sq. km per person in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area (sq. km), per capita between New Zealand and Peru?
0.0021 sq. km per person, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Peru?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Peru rank globally for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
New Zealand ranks 27th and Peru ranks 26th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Forest area (sq. km), per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
262 places, 8,671 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.