| PERU STATISTICS |
| Land area: 1,280,000 km2
|
Area of forest: 884,142.0
km2 |
% Land area forested:
69.1 |
| Forest
Type |
Area Protected
(km2) in IUCN Categories I-VI: |
Total
Forest (km2) |
Total
Protected (km2) |
% Protected |
| Ia |
Ib |
II |
III |
IV |
V |
VI |
| Tropical |
| 14 Lowland evergreen broadleaf
rain forest |
24.5 |
|
22111.0 |
8.3 |
2.3 |
|
23692.8 |
622638.5 |
45838.9 |
7.4 |
| 15 Lower montane forest |
|
|
285.4 |
|
|
|
62.8 |
2258.0 |
348.1 |
15.4 |
| 16 Upper montane forest |
|
|
2937.3 |
105.5 |
55.1 |
|
400.8 |
116527.5 |
3498.5 |
3.0 |
| 17 Freshwater swamp forest |
|
|
902.3 |
|
|
|
85.2 |
5336.8 |
987.5 |
18.5 |
| 18 Semi-evergreen moist
broadleaf forest |
|
|
59.6 |
1.8 |
|
|
161.2 |
2110.3 |
222.6 |
10.5 |
| 21 Mangrove |
|
|
|
1.9 |
|
|
|
34.0 |
1.9 |
5.5 |
| 22 Disturbed natural forest |
|
|
3969.1 |
84.7 |
23.2 |
|
3455.4 |
100289.0 |
7532.4 |
7.5 |
| 23 Deciduous/semi-deciduous
broadleaf forest |
|
|
475.9 |
5.5 |
|
|
66.8 |
8396.8 |
548.1 |
6.5 |
| 24 Sclerophyllous dry
forest |
|
|
25.3 |
|
|
|
|
142.0 |
25.3 |
17.8 |
| 26 Sparse trees and parkland |
|
|
379.5 |
18.3 |
|
|
372.6 |
26409.3 |
770.4 |
2.9 |
| Total |
24.5 |
0.0 |
31145.2 |
225.9 |
80.6 |
0.0 |
28297.6 |
884142.0 |
59773.8 |
6.8 |