Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Peru
Peru: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0212 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Peru, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area (sq. km), per capita in Peru is 0.0212 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Peru peaked at 0.0347 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0212 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Peru ranks 26th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0347 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.034 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0332 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0325 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0318 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0312 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0305 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0299 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0293 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0288 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0283 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0279 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0275 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0272 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0269 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0266 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0263 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0261 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0259 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0257 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0255 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0252 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0249 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0247 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0244 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.024 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0237 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0233 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0228 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0223 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.022 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0218 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0215 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0212 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.0212 sq. km per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0028 sq. km per person, 7.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.0212 sq. km per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0029 sq. km per person, 7.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0316 sq. km per person | 0.0288 sq. km per person | 0.0347 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0268 sq. km per person | 0.0257 sq. km per person | 0.0283 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0241 sq. km per person | 0.0223 sq. km per person | 0.0255 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0216 sq. km per person | 0.0212 sq. km per person | 0.022 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More agriculture & rural data for Peru
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2012 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.6858 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.6636 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0747 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 637.02 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Peru?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Peru was 0.0212 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0347 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0212 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Peru rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Peru ranks 26th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.