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Deforestation tables and charts for Peru

Deforestation data for Peru , 1990-2005. Peru 's data is derived from the FAO.

Forest Cover (hectares): 68,742,000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area): 53.7
Other wooded land (hectares): 22,132,000
Other land with tree cover (hectares): 600,000
Total land area (hectares): 128,522,000

Forest Area

Classification Area Annual change rate Total change
Period 1990 2000 2005 1990-2000 1990-2000 2000-2005 2000-2005 1990-2005 1990-2005 1990s vs 2000s
Units ha ha ha ha % ha % ha % %
Total forest area 70,156,000 69,213,000 68,742,000 -94000 -0.1 -94000 -0.1 -1,414,000 -2.02 0
Other wooded land 22132000 22132000 2,213,200 0 0 22,132,000
Primary forests 62,910,000 62,188,000 61,065,000 -72,200 -0.11 -224,600 -0.36 -1845000 -2.93 211.08
Plantations 263000 715000 754000 45,200 17.19 7,800 1.09 491000 186.7 -93.7




Chart: Forest cover in Peru, 1990-2005
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Chart: Primary forest cover in Peru 1990-2005
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All data derived from the Forest Resources Assessment and the State of the World's Forests published by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (F.A.O)




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