Peru
Country in Americas
In brief
Air pollution PM2.5, µg/m³: 31.1 (2023). World rank 154 of 200 (1 = best); in Americas, 39 of 39. Forest cover: 52.7% (2024). World rank 51 of 213; in Americas, 17 of 46. Renewable fresh water, m³ per person: 49,021 (2022). World rank 11 of 183; in Americas, 4 of 36. From 2015 to 2025: protected areas 19.4% → 16.5%. Better than all its neighbours (Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador): all greenhouse gases. Worse than all its neighbours (Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador): protected areas and air pollution PM2.5.