Urban area over the long-term in Peru
Peru: Urban area over the long-term was 2,049 km² per grid cell in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
2,049 km² per grid cell
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
64th
of 202 countries
All-time high
2,049 km² per grid cell
in 2025
All-time low
0.0116 km² per grid cell
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban area over the long-term in Peru, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in km² per grid cell.
Analysis
Peru recorded 2,049 km² per grid cell for urban area over the long-term in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area over the long-term in Peru peaked at 2,049 km² per grid cell in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0116 km² per grid cell, in 1000.
That places Peru 64th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban area over the long-term in Peru, year by year
| Year | km² per grid cell | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0116 km² per grid cell | — |
| 1100 | 0.0371 km² per grid cell | +220.0% |
| 1200 | 0.1183 km² per grid cell | +218.7% |
| 1300 | 0.3756 km² per grid cell | +217.6% |
| 1400 | 1.19 km² per grid cell | +216.7% |
| 1500 | 3.76 km² per grid cell | +215.8% |
| 1600 | 3.66 km² per grid cell | -2.5% |
| 1700 | 12.56 km² per grid cell | +242.8% |
| 1710 | 13.89 km² per grid cell | +10.6% |
| 1720 | 14.87 km² per grid cell | +7.1% |
| 1730 | 15.81 km² per grid cell | +6.4% |
| 1740 | 16.67 km² per grid cell | +5.4% |
| 1750 | 17.36 km² per grid cell | +4.2% |
| 1760 | 17.84 km² per grid cell | +2.7% |
| 1770 | 18.05 km² per grid cell | +1.2% |
| 1780 | 18.05 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 18.05 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 18.05 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 18.05 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 18.05 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 18.45 km² per grid cell | +2.2% |
| 1840 | 20.92 km² per grid cell | +13.4% |
| 1850 | 24.04 km² per grid cell | +14.9% |
| 1860 | 28.25 km² per grid cell | +17.5% |
| 1870 | 33.23 km² per grid cell | +17.7% |
| 1880 | 41.67 km² per grid cell | +25.4% |
| 1890 | 59.59 km² per grid cell | +43.0% |
| 1900 | 77.96 km² per grid cell | +30.8% |
| 1910 | 94.64 km² per grid cell | +21.4% |
| 1920 | 114.61 km² per grid cell | +21.1% |
| 1930 | 139.48 km² per grid cell | +21.7% |
| 1940 | 172.33 km² per grid cell | +23.6% |
| 1950 | 208.1 km² per grid cell | +20.8% |
| 1951 | 216.61 km² per grid cell | +4.1% |
| 1952 | 225.6 km² per grid cell | +4.1% |
| 1953 | 235.03 km² per grid cell | +4.2% |
| 1954 | 244.91 km² per grid cell | +4.2% |
| 1955 | 255.24 km² per grid cell | +4.2% |
| 1956 | 266.04 km² per grid cell | +4.2% |
| 1957 | 277.34 km² per grid cell | +4.2% |
| 1958 | 289.18 km² per grid cell | +4.3% |
| 1959 | 301.62 km² per grid cell | +4.3% |
| 1960 | 314.74 km² per grid cell | +4.3% |
| 1961 | 328.5 km² per grid cell | +4.4% |
| 1962 | 346.74 km² per grid cell | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 365.87 km² per grid cell | +5.5% |
| 1964 | 385.87 km² per grid cell | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 406.63 km² per grid cell | +5.4% |
| 1966 | 428.18 km² per grid cell | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 450.55 km² per grid cell | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 473.8 km² per grid cell | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 497.98 km² per grid cell | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 523.18 km² per grid cell | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 549.47 km² per grid cell | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 576.68 km² per grid cell | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 601.21 km² per grid cell | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 627.02 km² per grid cell | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 654.19 km² per grid cell | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 679.85 km² per grid cell | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 706.78 km² per grid cell | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 734.79 km² per grid cell | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 763.58 km² per grid cell | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 792.89 km² per grid cell | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 822.04 km² per grid cell | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 849.32 km² per grid cell | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 877 km² per grid cell | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 905.36 km² per grid cell | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 934.58 km² per grid cell | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 964.16 km² per grid cell | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 994.46 km² per grid cell | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 1,025 km² per grid cell | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 1,056 km² per grid cell | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 1,088 km² per grid cell | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 1,120 km² per grid cell | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 1,152 km² per grid cell | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 1,184 km² per grid cell | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 1,211 km² per grid cell | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 1,236 km² per grid cell | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 1,262 km² per grid cell | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 1,287 km² per grid cell | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 1,311 km² per grid cell | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1,334 km² per grid cell | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 1,356 km² per grid cell | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 1,389 km² per grid cell | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1,422 km² per grid cell | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 1,455 km² per grid cell | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 1,488 km² per grid cell | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1,522 km² per grid cell | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1,557 km² per grid cell | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 1,592 km² per grid cell | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 1,628 km² per grid cell | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 1,665 km² per grid cell | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 1,703 km² per grid cell | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1,726 km² per grid cell | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1,749 km² per grid cell | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1,773 km² per grid cell | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1,797 km² per grid cell | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1,821 km² per grid cell | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1,845 km² per grid cell | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1,869 km² per grid cell | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1,894 km² per grid cell | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1,918 km² per grid cell | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1,943 km² per grid cell | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1,964 km² per grid cell | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1,985 km² per grid cell | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 2,006 km² per grid cell | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 2,027 km² per grid cell | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 2,049 km² per grid cell | +1.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 2,049 km² per grid cell is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 995.59 km² per grid cell, 2.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Peru's 2,049 km² per grid cell is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 613.64 km² per grid cell, 3.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban area over the long-term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 | +242.8% | 3.66 km² per grid cell | 12.56 km² per grid cell |
| 1100 | +220.0% | 0.0116 km² per grid cell | 0.0371 km² per grid cell |
| 1200 | +218.7% | 0.0371 km² per grid cell | 0.1183 km² per grid cell |
| 1300 | +217.6% | 0.1183 km² per grid cell | 0.3756 km² per grid cell |
| 1400 | +216.7% | 0.3756 km² per grid cell | 1.19 km² per grid cell |
| 1500 | +215.8% | 1.19 km² per grid cell | 3.76 km² per grid cell |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0116 km² per grid cell | 0.0116 km² per grid cell | 0.0116 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0371 km² per grid cell | 0.0371 km² per grid cell | 0.0371 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.1183 km² per grid cell | 0.1183 km² per grid cell | 0.1183 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.3756 km² per grid cell | 0.3756 km² per grid cell | 0.3756 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1400s | 1.19 km² per grid cell | 1.19 km² per grid cell | 1.19 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1500s | 3.76 km² per grid cell | 3.76 km² per grid cell | 3.76 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1600s | 3.66 km² per grid cell | 3.66 km² per grid cell | 3.66 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1700s | 12.56 km² per grid cell | 12.56 km² per grid cell | 12.56 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1710s | 13.89 km² per grid cell | 13.89 km² per grid cell | 13.89 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1720s | 14.87 km² per grid cell | 14.87 km² per grid cell | 14.87 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1730s | 15.81 km² per grid cell | 15.81 km² per grid cell | 15.81 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1740s | 16.67 km² per grid cell | 16.67 km² per grid cell | 16.67 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1750s | 17.36 km² per grid cell | 17.36 km² per grid cell | 17.36 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1760s | 17.84 km² per grid cell | 17.84 km² per grid cell | 17.84 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1770s | 18.05 km² per grid cell | 18.05 km² per grid cell | 18.05 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1780s | 18.05 km² per grid cell | 18.05 km² per grid cell | 18.05 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1790s | 18.05 km² per grid cell | 18.05 km² per grid cell | 18.05 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1800s | 18.05 km² per grid cell | 18.05 km² per grid cell | 18.05 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1810s | 18.05 km² per grid cell | 18.05 km² per grid cell | 18.05 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1820s | 18.05 km² per grid cell | 18.05 km² per grid cell | 18.05 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1830s | 18.45 km² per grid cell | 18.45 km² per grid cell | 18.45 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1840s | 20.92 km² per grid cell | 20.92 km² per grid cell | 20.92 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1850s | 24.04 km² per grid cell | 24.04 km² per grid cell | 24.04 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1860s | 28.25 km² per grid cell | 28.25 km² per grid cell | 28.25 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1870s | 33.23 km² per grid cell | 33.23 km² per grid cell | 33.23 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1880s | 41.67 km² per grid cell | 41.67 km² per grid cell | 41.67 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1890s | 59.59 km² per grid cell | 59.59 km² per grid cell | 59.59 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1900s | 77.96 km² per grid cell | 77.96 km² per grid cell | 77.96 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1910s | 94.64 km² per grid cell | 94.64 km² per grid cell | 94.64 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1920s | 114.61 km² per grid cell | 114.61 km² per grid cell | 114.61 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1930s | 139.48 km² per grid cell | 139.48 km² per grid cell | 139.48 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1940s | 172.33 km² per grid cell | 172.33 km² per grid cell | 172.33 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1950s | 251.97 km² per grid cell | 208.1 km² per grid cell | 301.62 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1960s | 399.88 km² per grid cell | 314.74 km² per grid cell | 497.98 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1970s | 641.67 km² per grid cell | 523.18 km² per grid cell | 763.58 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1980s | 922.16 km² per grid cell | 792.89 km² per grid cell | 1,056 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,219 km² per grid cell | 1,088 km² per grid cell | 1,334 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,507 km² per grid cell | 1,356 km² per grid cell | 1,665 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,809 km² per grid cell | 1,703 km² per grid cell | 1,918 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,996 km² per grid cell | 1,943 km² per grid cell | 2,049 km² per grid cell | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban area over the long-term in Peru?
- Urban area over the long-term in Peru was 2,049 km² per grid cell in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban area over the long-term recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 2,049 km² per grid cell in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban area over the long-term recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0116 km² per grid cell in 1000.
- How does Peru rank for urban area over the long-term?
- Peru ranks 64th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area over the long-term rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total built-up area of a country over time.