Land area in Peru
Peru: Land area was 128,000 ha th in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
128,000 ha th
World rank
21st
of 255 countries
All-time high
128,000 ha th
in 1990
All-time low
128,000 ha th
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Land area in Peru, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in Peru is 128,000 ha th, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Peru peaked at 128,000 ha th in 1990 and was at its lowest, 128,000 ha th, in 1990.
That places Peru 21st out of 255 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Land area in Peru, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 128,000 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 128,000 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 128,000 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 128,000 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 128,000 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 128,000 ha th | +0.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 128,000 ha th is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10,380 ha th, 12.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Peru's 128,000 ha th is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,176 ha th, 58.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 128,000 ha th | 128,000 ha th | 128,000 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 128,000 ha th | 128,000 ha th | 128,000 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 128,000 ha th | 128,000 ha th | 128,000 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 128,000 ha th | 128,000 ha th | 128,000 ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More development goals data for Peru
- Red List Index 0.7543 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 18.94 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 851.2 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 65 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 65 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 51 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 22 (2025)
- Infant deaths 5,912 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Peru?
- Land area in Peru was 128,000 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 128,000 ha th in 1990.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 128,000 ha th in 1990.
- How does Peru rank for land area?
- Peru ranks 21st out of 255 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Land area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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