Cameroon vs Peru: Forest fires — Burned Area
Cameroon
92,372 ha
in 2024
Peru
112,510 ha
in 2024
Cameroon rank
26th
Peru rank
25th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Cameroon
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 112,510 ha against 92,372 ha in Cameroon, a difference of 20,138 ha.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 26th and Peru ranks 25th of 219 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 180,324 ha | 20,848 ha | 159,476 ha | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 190,096 ha | 28,228 ha | 161,869 ha | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 122,460 ha | 22,556 ha | 99,905 ha | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 139,691 ha | 42,106 ha | 97,584 ha | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Cameroon or Peru?
- Peru, at 112,510 ha against 92,372 ha in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Cameroon and Peru?
- 20,138 ha, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Peru?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Peru rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Cameroon ranks 26th and Peru ranks 25th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.