Peru vs Upper middle income: Forest area

Peru
718,119 sq. km
in 2023
Upper middle income
12.98 million sq. km
in 2023
Peru rank
10th
Upper middle income rank
8th

Forest area over time

  • Peru
  • Upper middle income
05.0M10.0M15.0M199020062023

How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 12.98 million sq. km against 718,119 sq. km in Peru, a difference of 12.27 million sq. km.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 18.1 times Peru's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

Peru ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 8th of 214 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 758,156 sq. km 13.56 million sq. km 12.80 million sq. km Upper middle income
2000s 747,362 sq. km 13.25 million sq. km 12.50 million sq. km Upper middle income
2010s 732,757 sq. km 13.07 million sq. km 12.33 million sq. km Upper middle income
2020s 720,711 sq. km 13.00 million sq. km 12.28 million sq. km Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Peru or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 12.98 million sq. km against 718,119 sq. km in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Peru and Upper middle income?
12.27 million sq. km, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Upper middle income?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Peru and Upper middle income rank globally for forest area?
Peru ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 8th 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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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

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.