Peru vs Upper middle income: Forest area (sq. km)
Forest area (sq. km) over time
- Peru
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 12.98 million sq. km against 671,598 sq. km in Peru, a difference of 12.31 million sq. km.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 19.3 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 | 753,915 sq. km | 13.56 million sq. km | 12.81 million sq. km | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 726,975 sq. km | 13.25 million sq. km | 12.52 million sq. km | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 698,239 sq. km | 13.07 million sq. km | 12.37 million sq. km | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 682,074 sq. km | 13.00 million sq. km | 12.31 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 671,598 sq. km in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest area between Peru and Upper middle income?
- 12.31 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
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.