Which has higher forest area, OECD members or Peru?

OECD members, at 11.64 million sq. km against 718,119 sq. km in Peru as of 2023.

What is the difference in forest area between OECD members and Peru?

10.92 million sq. km, with OECD members ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members 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.

OECD members vs Peru: Forest area

OECD members

11.64 million sq. km

in 2023

Peru

718,119 sq. km

in 2023

OECD members rank

9th

Peru rank

10th

Forest area over time

OECD members
Peru

How they compare

OECD members currently reports 11.64 million sq. km against 718,119 sq. km in Peru, a difference of 10.92 million sq. km.

That makes OECD members's figure about 16.2 times Peru's.

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

OECD members ranks 9th and Peru ranks 10th of 48 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	OECD members	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1990s	11.46 million sq. km	759,307 sq. km	10.70 million sq. km	OECD members
2000s	11.53 million sq. km	747,362 sq. km	10.78 million sq. km	OECD members
2010s	11.61 million sq. km	732,757 sq. km	10.87 million sq. km	OECD members
2020s	11.63 million sq. km	720,711 sq. km	10.91 million sq. km	OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, OECD members or Peru?: OECD members, at 11.64 million sq. km against 718,119 sq. km in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between OECD members and Peru?: 10.92 million sq. km, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Peru?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do OECD members and Peru rank globally for forest area?: OECD members ranks 9th and Peru ranks 10th of 48 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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About this data

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: 06 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.