Deforestation in Peru

Deforestation in Peru is the destruction and removal of trees for non-forest use in Peru. As of 2013, more than 60% of Peru's land mass was covered by tropical forests, including the Peruvian Amazonia. According to the Ministry of Environment (Peru), the country lost 2.2 million hectares of tropical forest area, mostly in the Amazonian regions of Loreto, San Martín and Ucayali, between 2001 and 2018. According to Global Forest Watch, this was a 3.1% decrease in primary rain forest area during that period.147,000 additional hectares of tropical forest were removed in 2024. In 2014, the map of the Peruvian Amazon showed that more than 25% of the lost forest area was part of indigenous territories and protected natural areas. Deforestation directly leads to habitat destruction and the degradation of forests, which can compromise biodiversity and hinder the process of carbon capture. Causes of deforestation in Peru include subsistence agriculture, cattle ranching, logging, mining, and drug trafficking operations.

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