Which has higher forest area, Indonesia or Peru?

Indonesia, at 959,693 sq. km against 671,598 sq. km in Peru as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between Indonesia and Peru?

288,095 sq. km, with Indonesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Peru?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Indonesia vs Peru: Forest area (sq. km)

Indonesia

959,693 sq. km

in 2025

Peru

671,598 sq. km

in 2025

Indonesia rank

8th

Peru rank

10th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Indonesia
Peru

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 959,693 sq. km against 671,598 sq. km in Peru, a difference of 288,095 sq. km.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.4 times Peru's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.

Indonesia ranks 8th and Peru ranks 10th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.05 million sq. km	756,909 sq. km	296,745 sq. km	Indonesia
2000s	939,146 sq. km	726,975 sq. km	212,171 sq. km	Indonesia
2010s	955,179 sq. km	698,239 sq. km	256,940 sq. km	Indonesia
2020s	957,656 sq. km	679,081 sq. km	278,575 sq. km	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Indonesia or Peru?: Indonesia, at 959,693 sq. km against 671,598 sq. km in Peru as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Indonesia and Peru?: 288,095 sq. km, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Peru?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Indonesia and Peru rank globally for forest area?: Indonesia ranks 8th and Peru ranks 10th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 9,089 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.