Share of land area that is protected in Peru
Peru: Share of land area that is protected was 22.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of land area that is protected in Peru, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
In 2025, share of land area that is protected in Peru stood at 22.1%.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Peru peaked at 31.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 2016.
That places Peru 75th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Share of land area that is protected in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 31.3% | — |
| 2014 | 31.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | -32.4% |
| 2017 | 21.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 21.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 21.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 22.3% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 22.1% | -1.8% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 22.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.6%, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 22.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.7%, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of land area that is protected in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -32.4% | 31.5% | 21.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.7% | 21.3% | 31.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 21.6% | 22.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 73 Hungary 22.3% compare
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- 77 Australia 22.0% compare
- 78 Czechia 21.9% compare
More reference data data for Peru
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 35.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area that is protected in Peru?
- Share of land area that is protected in Peru was 22.1% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area that is protected recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 2016.
- How does Peru rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Peru ranks 75th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.