Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Peru
Peru: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita was 0 hectares per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Peru, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0 hectares per person for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 20.6% on the previous year and down 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Peru peaked at 0 hectares per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2024.
Peru ranks 102nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0 hectares per person | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 0 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0 hectares per person | +77.8% |
| 2006 | 0 hectares per person | -54.2% |
| 2007 | 0 hectares per person | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0 hectares per person | +55.5% |
| 2009 | 0 hectares per person | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per person | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 0 hectares per person | -26.5% |
| 2012 | 0 hectares per person | +135.9% |
| 2013 | 0 hectares per person | -59.8% |
| 2014 | 0 hectares per person | +18.9% |
| 2015 | 0 hectares per person | -28.3% |
| 2016 | 0 hectares per person | +70.2% |
| 2017 | 0 hectares per person | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 0 hectares per person | -40.4% |
| 2019 | 0 hectares per person | -22.5% |
| 2020 | 0 hectares per person | +34.5% |
| 2021 | 0 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0 hectares per person | -15.1% |
| 2024 | 0 hectares per person | -20.6% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 hectares per person, 67% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0 hectares per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 hectares per person, 42% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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 tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Peru?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Peru was 0 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does Peru rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita?
- Peru ranks 102nd out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.