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Forest area — Peru

Forest area in Peru in 2023 — 718,119 km². Ranked 10 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 6.1%.

2023 718,119 km² −0.24% vs 2022
World rank 10of 213
Period maximum 764,485 km²1990
Period minimum 718,119 km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Peru, 1990–2023700,000720,000740,000760,000780,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 764,485 km²1991: 763,335 km²1992: 762,184 km²1993: 761,033 km²1994: 759,883 km²1995: 758,732 km²1996: 757,581 km²1997: 756,430 km²1998: 755,280 km²1999: 754,129 km²2000: 752,978 km²2001: 751,730 km²2002: 750,482 km²2003: 749,234 km²2004: 747,986 km²2005: 746,738 km²2006: 745,490 km²2007: 744,242 km²2008: 742,994 km²2009: 741,746 km²2010: 740,498 km²2011: 738,787 km²2012: 737,077 km²2013: 735,366 km²2014: 733,656 km²2015: 731,945 km²2016: 730,103 km²2017: 728,348 km²2018: 726,760 km²2019: 725,032 km²2020: 723,304 km²2021: 721,575 km²2022: 719,847 km²2023: 718,119 km²
Change over the period: −46,367 (−6.07%) Average annual rate: -0.19 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Peru 718,119 km²
World 40.35M km²
Latin America & Caribbean 9.25M km²
South America computed 8.3M km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 12.52M km²
Forest area — Peru, by year Peru All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 718,119 −1,728 −0.24%
2022 719,847 −1,728 −0.24%
2021 721,575 −1,728 −0.24%
2020 723,304 −1,728 −0.24%
2019 725,032 −1,728 −0.24%
2018 726,760 −1,587 −0.22%
2017 728,348 −1,755 −0.24%
2016 730,103 −1,843 −0.25%
2015 731,945 −1,711 −0.23%
2014 733,656 −1,711 −0.23%
2013 735,366 −1,711 −0.23%
2012 737,077 −1,711 −0.23%
2011 738,787 −1,711 −0.23%
2010 740,498 −1,248 −0.17%
2009 741,746 −1,248 −0.17%
2008 742,994 −1,248 −0.17%
2007 744,242 −1,248 −0.17%
2006 745,490 −1,248 −0.17%
2005 746,738 −1,248 −0.17%
2004 747,986 −1,248 −0.17%
2003 749,234 −1,248 −0.17%
2002 750,482 −1,248 −0.17%
2001 751,730 −1,248 −0.17%
2000 752,978 −1,151 −0.15%
1999 754,129 −1,151 −0.15%
1998 755,280 −1,151 −0.15%
1997 756,430 −1,151 −0.15%
1996 757,581 −1,151 −0.15%
1995 758,732 −1,151 −0.15%
1994 759,883 −1,151 −0.15%
1993 761,033 −1,151 −0.15%
1992 762,184 −1,151 −0.15%
1991 763,335 −1,151 −0.15%
1990 764,485 — —

South America, 2023

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

BR Brazil 4.93M PE Peru 718,119 CO Colombia 585,441 BO Bolivia 502,063 VE Venezuela 460,729 AR Argentina 282,462 CL Chile 185,794 GY Guyana 183,877 PY Paraguay 152,643 SR Suriname 151,596 EC Ecuador 123,050 UY Uruguay 20,940
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

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

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