Which has higher forest area, Latin America & Caribbean or Peru?

Latin America & Caribbean, at 9.25 million sq. km against 718,119 sq. km in Peru as of 2023.

What is the difference in forest area between Latin America & Caribbean and Peru?

8.53 million sq. km, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Peru?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

Latin America & Caribbean vs Peru: Forest area

Latin America & Caribbean

9.25 million sq. km

in 2023

Peru

718,119 sq. km

in 2023

Latin America & Caribbean rank

12th

Peru rank

10th

Forest area over time

Latin America & Caribbean
Peru

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 9.25 million sq. km against 718,119 sq. km in Peru, a difference of 8.53 million sq. km.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 12.9 times Peru's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 12th and Peru ranks 10th of 45 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & Caribbean	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10.45 million sq. km	759,307 sq. km	9.69 million sq. km	Latin America & Caribbean
2000s	9.91 million sq. km	747,362 sq. km	9.16 million sq. km	Latin America & Caribbean
2010s	9.47 million sq. km	732,757 sq. km	8.74 million sq. km	Latin America & Caribbean
2020s	9.28 million sq. km	720,711 sq. km	8.56 million sq. km	Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Latin America & Caribbean or Peru?: Latin America & Caribbean, at 9.25 million sq. km against 718,119 sq. km in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Latin America & Caribbean and Peru?: 8.53 million sq. km, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Peru?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Peru rank globally for forest area?: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 12th and Peru ranks 10th of 45 groups.
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: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 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.