China vs Peru: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
China
0.0119 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Peru
0.016 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
58th
Peru rank
55th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.016 ha per square kilometre against 0.0119 ha per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0041 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.4 times China's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Peru ahead.
China ranks 58th and Peru ranks 55th of 186 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0137 ha per square kilometre | 0.0163 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | Peru |
| 2000s | 0.0152 ha per square kilometre | 0.0221 ha per square kilometre | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.0098 ha per square kilometre | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.0089 ha per square kilometre | 0.0191 ha per square kilometre | 0.0102 ha per square kilometre | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, China or Peru?
- Peru, at 0.016 ha per square kilometre against 0.0119 ha per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between China and Peru?
- 0.0041 ha per square kilometre, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Peru?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and Peru rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 58th and Peru ranks 55th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.