This map shows the distribution of the total supply of woody biomass in Peru. It is important to notice that provinces with higher wood energy supply have also the highest total supply: Alto Amazonas, Loreto Mariscal Ramón Castilla y Requena (Loreto) and Atalaya (Ucayali) have a higher total supply to 16 Mt per year. This shows that the greatest potential for biomass resources for energy generation in Peru comes from the rainforest. The province that has fewer total biomass resources is Yunguyo (Puno) just 16 tons. This figure coincides with the wood energy supply, since in this province there are no forests, non-agricultural activities and not forest industries that are generating waste. Candarave (Tacna) and La Union (Arequipa) also have low total supply of biomass. White areas on the map correspond to the coastal deserts and xeric southern highlands. These areas have a limited supply of biomass, which should be developed in the geographical area of energy efficiency programs. Other white areas, particularly in the forest ecosystem, correspond to protected areas which were not considered in the analysis. Source data: - Dirección General Forestal de Faura Silvestre (DGFF). 2009. Perú forestal en números, ano 2008. Ministerio de Agricultura-DGFF. Lima. - INEI, 2008. Perfil socioeconómico del Perú. 2da. Edición. Census Nacionales 2007. XI de población y VI de vivienda. Lima. - Ministerio de Agricultura (MINAG). 2007. Compendio Estadístico Agrario 1997-2005. Lima This dataset is part of the result of the Bioenergy and Food Security (BEFS) analysis for Perú on land and agro-climatic suitability and availability for crops. All BEFS results have been reported in the FAO publication “Bioenergía y seguridad alimentaria - El análisis de BEFS para el Perú - Compendio técnico Vol I y II” and the final products made available in this catalogue.

This map shows that forest biomass is unevenly distributed the Peruvian territory. This heterogeneous distribution of resources is the result of geographical and climatic variability that characterizes this country. The forest ecosystem has the largest amount of forest biomass available, while the coastal area and the mountains in the south have limited supply of biomass. This uneven distribution is the result of the tropical humid climate of the jungle, the desert climate in the coast and the limited availability of water in the southern highlands. This distribution of forest biomass, its relationship with the weather, the population distribution in the country and poverty, deserve studies locally. It is noted that the southern highlands is the part with most poverty in the country and is known as the Andean trapeze. The region with the largest supply of biomass is Loreto 145 Mt per year, other regions such as Amazonas, Cusco and San Martin have about 10 Mt per year. While regions that have a limited supply of woody biomass are: Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna 15 000 17 700 and 14 000 Mt per annum respectively. Source data: - Dirección General Forestal de Faura Silvestre (DGFF). 2009. Perú forestal en números, ano 2008. Ministerio de Agricultura-DGFF. Lima. - INRENA. 2005. Mapa Forestal del Perú 2000. (No public). - INEI, 2008. Perfil socioeconómico del Perú. 2da. Edición. Census Nacionales 2007. XI de población y VI de vivienda. Lima. This dataset is part of the result of the Bioenergy and Food Security (BEFS) analysis for Perú on land and agro-climatic suitability and availability for crops. All BEFS results have been reported in the FAO publication “Bioenergía y seguridad alimentaria - El análisis de BEFS para el Perú - Compendio técnico Vol I y II” and the final products made available in this catalogue.