Environment in Peru

2,616 indicators covering environment for Peru.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen 244,904 t 2023 down 10.4% 40th
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 39.51 kg/ha 2023 down 22.7% 90th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus 20,543 t 2023 down 32.2% 38th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 3.31 kg/ha 2023 down 41.5% 84th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium 2,346 t 2023 down 85.1% 88th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area 0.3785 kg/ha 2023 down 87.1% 108th
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency 46.22 % 2023 up 12.3% 105th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 66.66 % 2023 up 23.0% 98th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 98.63 % 2023 up 9.5% 74th
Arable land use per person 0.1158 hectares per person 2023 down 10.4% 100th
Forest area 67.16 million hectares 2025 down 3.4% 10th
Share of global forest area 1.6% 2025 down 2.5% 10th
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index -1.07 2023 down 621.8% 143rd
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 56.1% 168th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0723 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 61.4% 57th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0333 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 25.4% 61st
Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 88.4% 151st
Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 22.1% 44th
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 6.8% 39th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 20.7% 37th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 47.8% 81st
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 3.1% 41st
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 38.8% 79th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 7.3% 35th
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 25.4% 60th
Plywood and LVL — Production 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% 129th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 32.46 % change on previous year 2024 up 331.5% 38th
Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 63.3% 114th
Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 39.8% 100th
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.0022 1000 USD per person 2024 up 71.1% 63rd
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.0024 t per person 2024 up 40.2% 61st
Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0109 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 77.2% 103rd
Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0136 t per square kilometre 2023 down 80.2% 103rd
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0142 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 3.2% 89th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 82nd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 75.7% 78th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 24.4% 56th
Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate -7.21 % change on previous year 2024 down 423.8% 120th
Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate -83.81 % change on previous year 2024 down 211.0% 176th
Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 0 t 2024 113th
Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 0 1000 USD 2024 124th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 21.54 % change on previous year 2024 up 428.8% 38th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.199 m3 per person 2024 down 18.8% 85th
Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.199 m3 per person 2024 down 18.8% 94th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.2456 m3 per person 2024 down 15.7% 93rd
Roundwood — Production, per capita 0.2461 m3 per person 2024 down 15.6% 110th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 32.69 % change on previous year 2024 up 329.1% 35th
Primary Forest — Area 38,281 1000 ha 2025 down 3.4% 8th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 155,845 t 2024 up 87.8% 45th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 77,924 1000 USD 2024 up 30.4% 52nd
Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0033 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 214.4% 100th
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0203 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 794.7% 90th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 32.4% 67th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 8.8% 61st
Recovered paper — Import quantity 49,938 t 2024 up 8.2% 49th
Recovered paper — Import value 9,003 1000 USD 2024 down 36.3% 51st
Annual change in forest area -299,339 hectares 2025 down 0.0% 231st
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area -0.4% 2025 down 3.6% 195th
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita -0.4% 2025 down 3.6% 194th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods -299,339 hectares 2025 down 0.0% 231st