Deforestation statistics for Peru

Total land area: Peru

Total land area	ha
Land area	129,441,215
Tree cover in 2018	76,967,686

Forest and tree cover extent: Peru

Extent of primary forest cover and tree cover for Peru. All area figures are in hectares (ha)

Year	Primary forest	Tree cover (30%)
2000		78,145,162
2001	69,125,399
2010	68,429,416	78,839,513
2018	67,318,459	76,967,686
Primary/Total tree cover 2018	87%
Tree cover/Total land area 2018		59.5%

Primary forest loss and tree cover loss: Peru

Annual loss of primary forest cover and tree cover for Peru by year. All area figures are in hectares (ha)

Year	Primary forest	Tree cover (30%)
2001		86,077
2002	46,059	80,519
2003	43,733	73,944
2004	62,035	101,430
2005	97,399	101,430
2006	58,813	88,990
2007	77,992	115,867
2008	88,797	126,728
2009	120,186	178,077
2010	100,970	142,451
2011	88,886	125,378
2012	177,236	275,705
2013	142,870	209,481
2014	133,107	205,609
2015	104,864	166,615
2016	142,720	231,145
2017	181,090	303,547
2018	140,185	211,896
Primary loss 2002-2018	1,806,941
Tree cover loss 2001-2018		2,738,812
Primary loss/ Total tree cover loss	66.0%
Percent loss 2001-2018	2.6%
Loss/year (2001/2-2010)	77,331.47	109,551
Loss/year (2011-2018)	138,869.66	216,172

Biodiversity data: Peru

Species count by taxa for Peru. For consistency, all data for a given group comes from a single source. Amphibians - amphibiaweb; Reptiles - reptile-database; Fish - fishbase; Birds - birdlife; Mammals - IUCN; and Plants - World Conservation Monitoring Centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP-WCMC).

Animal / plant group	Species count
Birds	1858
Amphibians	572
Reptiles	495
Fishes	1573
Mammals	467
Vascular plants	17144

Conservation data: Peru

Data on threatened species in Peru as of 2018, according to the IUCN Red List.

Taxa	Species count
Threatened mammals (2018)	53
Threatened birds (2018)	119
Threatened fishes (2018)	52
Threatened higher plants (2018)	328

Protected areas data: Peru

Data on threatened species in Peru as of 2017, according to the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) maintained by the United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC).

Protected areas (2017)	Percentage
Terrestrial protected areas, % of total land area	21.3
Marine protected areas, % of territorial waters

Tree cover loss data for Peru

"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.

Tree cover threshold (%)	Total area (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha)	% land area	Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha)	% land area	Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha)	% land area	Tree cover loss 2001-2018 (ha)	% tree cover loss since 2000	Avg tree cover loss/year (ha)	Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha)	Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha)
10	129441215	79141430	61.10%	79964923	61.80%	78227280	60.40%	2896890	3.70%	160938	115925	217205
15	129441215	78780385	60.90%	79682951	61.60%	77947608	60.20%	2894120	3.70%	160784	115878	216918
20	129441215	78512650	60.70%	79592500	61.50%	77859352	60.20%	2891336	3.70%	160630	115819	216644
25	129441215	78310662	60.50%	79354100	61.30%	77622595	60.00%	2889294	3.70%	160516	115779	216438
30	129441215	78145162	60.40%	78839513	60.90%	77110137	59.60%	2886617	3.70%	160368	115724	216172
50	129441215	76887225	59.40%	77068866	59.50%	75358337	58.20%	2860153	3.70%	158897	114962	213816
75	129441215	74526930	57.60%	75187212	58.10%	73530439	56.80%	2787062	3.70%	154837	113029	207097

Biomass and land use carbon emissions data for Peru

Tree cover threshold (%)	Total area (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha)	Carbon biomass (Mt)	Biomass loss 2001-18 (Mt)	Avg biomass loss/year (Mt)	Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt)	Avg carbon emissions/year (Mt)
10	129441215	79141430	79964923	41112458398	749101597	41616755	1373352973	76297387
15	129441215	78780385	79682951	41053488187	748876975	41604276	1372941198	76274511
20	129441215	78512650	79592500	41009440998	748643895	41591328	1372513847	76250769
25	129441215	78310662	79354100	40976735674	748477175	41582065	1372208145	76233786
30	129441215	78145162	78839513	40948721438	748257678	41569871	1371805769	76211432
50	129441215	76887225	77068866	40722783152	745982472	41443471	1367634524	75979696
75	129441215	74526930	75187212	40146697129	737610563	40978365	1352286016	75127001

Tree cover data for subnational administrative areas in Peru

"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.

Administrative area	Total area (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha)	% cover in 2018	Loss 2001-2018 (ha)	% loss since 2000	Avg loss/year since 2000 (ha)	Loss 2001-2010 (ha)	loss between 2000-2010	Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha)	Loss 2011-2018 (ha)	loss between 2011-2018	Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha)
Amazonas	3963593	3496735	3532048	3474613	88%	99542	3%	5,530	42107	1%	4,211	57435	2%	7,179
Ancash	3598039	83873	160839	160472	4%	825	1%	46	458	1%	46	367	0%	46
Apurímac	2114252	117320	189474	188103	9%	2770	2%	154	1399	1%	140	1371	1%	171
Arequipa	6335940	2689	2809	2769	0%	94	3%	5	54	2%	5	40	1%	5
Ayacucho	4363072	383943	438697	425318	10%	21407	6%	1,189	8028	2%	803	13379	3%	1,672
Cajamarca	3296807	1147924	1242884	1213946	37%	50281	4%	2,793	21343	2%	2,134	28938	2%	3,617
Callao	16298	0	0	0	0%	0		-	0		-	0		-
Cusco	7233661	3657553	3743185	3691143	51%	84384	2%	4,688	32342	1%	3,234	52042	1%	6,505
Huancavelica	2212690	84605	119324	117743	5%	2613	3%	145	1032	1%	103	1581	1%	198
Huánuco	3715037	2279547	2360009	2150724	58%	351766	15%	19,543	142481	6%	14,248	209285	9%	26,161
Ica	2120371	67	92	92	0%	0	0%	-	0	0%	-	0	0%	-
Junín	4469919	2437515	2487815	2384342	53%	163526	7%	9,085	60053	2%	6,005	103473	4%	12,934
La Libertad	2536503	227720	311943	309825	12%	3772	2%	210	1654	1%	165	2118	1%	265
Lambayeque	1430598	75042	111789	110141	8%	2299	3%	128	651	1%	65	1648	1%	206
Lima	3239548	16529	42021	42015	1%	15	0%	1	9	0%	1	6	0%	1
Lima Province	271292	0	2	2	0%	0		-	0		-	0	0%	-
Loreto	37582957	36881545	36860526	36473724	97%	624280	2%	34,682	237478	1%	23,748	386802	1%	48,350
Madre de Dios	8449772	8309153	8270128	8130723	96%	222879	3%	12,382	83474	1%	8,347	139405	2%	17,426
Moquegua	1577976	508	215	214	0%	5	1%	-	4	1%	-	1	0%	-
Pasco	2399995	1715383	1751318	1666346	69%	134139	8%	7,452	49167	3%	4,917	84972	5%	10,622
Piura	3591559	542713	597674	588342	16%	18038	3%	1,002	8706	2%	871	9332	2%	1,167
Puno	7289607	1558390	1594828	1575425	22%	28969	2%	1,609	9566	1%	957	19403	1%	2,425
San Martín	5045176	4672780	4600027	4316722	86%	554542	12%	30,808	271237	6%	27,124	283305	6%	35,413
Tacna	1604839	153	69	69	0%	0	0%	-	0	0%	-	0	0%	-
Tumbes	465525	132572	141873	141340	30%	981	1%	55	448	0%	45	533	0%	67
Ucayali	10516189	10320903	10279924	9945984	95%	519490	5%	28,861	185550	2%	18,555	333940	3%	41,743

Carbon dioxide emissions data for subnational administrative areas in Peru

"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.

Administrative area	Total area (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha)	Carbon biomass (Mt)	Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt)	Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-18 (Mt)	Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-10 (Mt)	Avg carbon emissions/year 2011-18 (Mt)
Amazonas	3963593	3496735	3532048	1594603093	44197230	2455402	1801930	3272242
Ancash	3598039	83873	160839	21286924	252865	14048	14309	13721
Apurímac	2114252	117320	189474	31034052	802853	44603	38752	51917
Arequipa	6335940	2689	2809	733196	34131	1896	2149	1581
Ayacucho	4363072	383943	438697	113182114	6791526	377307	266275	516098
Cajamarca	3296807	1147924	1242884	306541661	14336107	796450	634010	999501
Callao	16298	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cusco	7233661	3657553	3743185	1581323704	37031835	2057324	1464619	2798206
Huancavelica	2212690	84605	119324	21633413	754261	41903	30730	55870
Huánuco	3715037	2279547	2360009	926483483	177386429	9854802	7446558	12865107
Ica	2120371	67	92	16239	0	0	0	0
Junín	4469919	2437515	2487815	954669509	67226945	3734830	2586698	5169996
La Libertad	2536503	227720	311943	59257498	1084868	60270	48608	74849
Lambayeque	1430598	75042	111789	16116398	617303	34295	15063	58334
Lima	3239548	16529	42021	4095546	7765	431	522	319
Lima Province	271292	0	2	25	0	0	0	0
Loreto	37582957	36881545	36860526	20798158263	313523792	17417988	12252022	23875447
Madre de Dios	8449772	8309153	8270128	5010441555	122516832	6806491	4650687	9501245
Moquegua	1577976	508	215	119937	2175	121	183	44
Pasco	2399995	1715383	1751318	764652981	69124746	3840264	2636412	5345078
Piura	3591559	542713	597674	121552444	4713465	261859	235902	294306
Puno	7289607	1558390	1594828	650558468	11947520	663751	398418	995417
San Martín	5045176	4672780	4600027	1875586100	243903180	13550177	12368129	15027737
Tacna	1604839	153	69	35809	45	3	5	0
Tumbes	465525	132572	141873	29965158	181770	10098	8923	11568
Ucayali	10516189	10320903	10279924	6066673868	255368126	14187118	9210244	20408211

Biomass data for subnational administrative areas in Peru

This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.

Administrative area	Total area (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha)	Carbon biomass (Mt)	Avg biomass per ha (Mt)	Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt)	Avg annual emissions 2001-18 (Mt)	Avg annual emissions 2001-10 (Mt)	Avg annual emissions 2011-18 (Mt)
Amazonas	3963593	3496735	3532048	869783504	249	24107581	1339310	982871	1784859
Ancash	3598039	83873	160839	11611048	138	137926	7663	7805	7485
Apurímac	2114252	117320	189474	16927666	144	437916	24329	21137	28318
Arequipa	6335940	2689	2809	399925	149	18619	1034	1172	862
Ayacucho	4363072	383943	438697	61735698	161	3704465	205804	145240	281508
Cajamarca	3296807	1147924	1242884	167204543	145	7819694	434427	345823	545183
Callao	16298	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Cusco	7233661	3657553	3743185	862540202	236	20199177	1122177	798883	1526294
Huancavelica	2212690	84605	119324	11800042	139	411413	22856	16762	30475
Huánuco	3715037	2279547	2360009	505354626	222	96756230	5375346	4061759	7017331
Ica	2120371	67	92	8857	133	0	0	0	0
Junín	4469919	2437515	2487815	520728824	213	36669244	2037180	1410926	2819998
La Libertad	2536503	227720	311943	32322269	142	591746	32875	26513	40827
Lambayeque	1430598	75042	111789	8790763	117	336712	18706	8216	31819
Lima	3239548	16529	42021	2233935	135	4236	235	285	174
Lima Province	271292	0	2	14		0	0	0	0
Loreto	37582957	36881545	36860526	11344449962	307	171012973	9500721	6682921	13022971
Madre de Dios	8449772	8309153	8270128	2732968122	329	66827361	3712631	2536738	5182497
Moquegua	1577976	508	215	65420	128	1184	66	99	24
Pasco	2399995	1715383	1751318	417083444	243	37704407	2094689	1438043	2915497
Piura	3591559	542713	597674	66301334	122	2570985	142833	128674	160531
Puno	7289607	1558390	1594828	354850073	227	6516832	362046	217319	542955
San Martín	5045176	4672780	4600027	1023046964	219	133038102	7391006	6746252	8196948
Tacna	1604839	153	69	19533	127	24	1	2	0
Tumbes	465525	132572	141873	16344632	123	99146	5508	4867	6310
Ucayali	10516189	10320903	10279924	3309094838	321	139291705	7738428	5023769	11131752

Archived forest data for Peru | Forest data for Peru

Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.

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