Peru's forest cover fell from 59.4 % in 1994 to 56.1 % in 2023.
Peru · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Peru's forest area fell from 759,883 km in 1994 to 718,119 km in 2023.
Peru's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) fell from 31.3 % in 2013 to 22.1 % in 2025.
Peru's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 17.5 % in 1994 to 19.1 % in 2023.
Peru's arable land (% of land area) fell from 3.4 % in 1994 to 3.1 % in 2023.
Air
Peru's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 65.9 in 1994 to 31.1 in 2023.
Water
Peru's water stress rose from 0.8 % in 2008 to 1.6 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
11th of 181 · 3rd in Latin America
Peru's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 70,087 in 1993 to 49,021 in 2022.
Access
Peru's safe drinking water rose from 45.0 % in 2000 to 49.4 % in 2024.
Peru's safe sanitation rose from 12.9 % in 2000 to 56.5 % in 2024.