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Forest cover — Peru

Forest cover in Peru in 2023 — 56.1%. Ranked 38 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 3.62 pp.

2023 56.1% −0.14 pp vs 2022
World rank 38of 213
Period maximum 59.73%1990
Period minimum 56.1%2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Peru, 1990–202356575859601990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 59.73%1991: 59.64%1992: 59.55%1993: 59.46%1994: 59.37%1995: 59.28%1996: 59.19%1997: 59.1%1998: 59.01%1999: 58.92%2000: 58.83%2001: 58.73%2002: 58.63%2003: 58.53%2004: 58.44%2005: 58.34%2006: 58.24%2007: 58.14%2008: 58.05%2009: 57.95%2010: 57.85%2011: 57.72%2012: 57.58%2013: 57.45%2014: 57.32%2015: 57.18%2016: 57.04%2017: 56.9%2018: 56.78%2019: 56.64%2020: 56.51%2021: 56.37%2022: 56.24%2023: 56.1%
Change over the period: −3.62 pp Annual average: -0.11 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Peru

Peru 56.1%
World 31.1%
Latin America & Caribbean 46.11%
South America computed 47.73%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 30.65%
Forest cover — Peru, by year Peru All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 56.1 −0.14 pp
2022 56.24 −0.14 pp
2021 56.37 −0.14 pp
2020 56.51 −0.14 pp
2019 56.64 −0.14 pp
2018 56.78 −0.12 pp
2017 56.9 −0.14 pp
2016 57.04 −0.14 pp
2015 57.18 −0.13 pp
2014 57.32 −0.13 pp
2013 57.45 −0.13 pp
2012 57.58 −0.13 pp
2011 57.72 −0.13 pp
2010 57.85 −0.1 pp
2009 57.95 −0.1 pp
2008 58.05 −0.1 pp
2007 58.14 −0.1 pp
2006 58.24 −0.1 pp
2005 58.34 −0.1 pp
2004 58.44 −0.1 pp
2003 58.53 −0.1 pp
2002 58.63 −0.1 pp
2001 58.73 −0.1 pp
2000 58.83 −0.09 pp
1999 58.92 −0.09 pp
1998 59.01 −0.09 pp
1997 59.1 −0.09 pp
1996 59.19 −0.09 pp
1995 59.28 −0.09 pp
1994 59.37 −0.09 pp
1993 59.46 −0.09 pp
1992 59.55 −0.09 pp
1991 59.64 −0.09 pp
1990 59.73 —

South America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SR Suriname 94.45 GY Guyana 87.09 BR Brazil 58.98 PE Peru 56.1 CO Colombia 52.77 VE Venezuela 52.23 EC Ecuador 49.55 BO Bolivia 46.35 PY Paraguay 38.54 CL Chile 25.01 UY Uruguay 11.96 AR Argentina 10.32
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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