Peru vs South Africa: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Peru
0.016 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0133 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Peru rank
55th
South Africa rank
56th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Peru
- South Africa
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.016 ha per square kilometre against 0.0133 ha per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0027 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
Peru ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 56th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0163 ha per square kilometre | 0.0846 ha per square kilometre | 0.0683 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0221 ha per square kilometre | 0.0318 ha per square kilometre | 0.0098 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | 0.03 ha per square kilometre | 0.0123 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0191 ha per square kilometre | 0.0169 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 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, Peru or South Africa?
- Peru, at 0.016 ha per square kilometre against 0.0133 ha per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Peru and South Africa?
- 0.0027 ha per square kilometre, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Peru and South Africa rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Peru ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 56th 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.