Peru vs Zimbabwe: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Peru
0.016 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
0.0199 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Peru rank
55th
Zimbabwe rank
53rd

Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Peru
  • Zimbabwe
00.050.10.15199020062023

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.0199 ha per square kilometre against 0.016 ha per square kilometre in Peru, a difference of 0.0039 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Peru ranks 55th and Zimbabwe ranks 53rd of 186 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0163 ha per square kilometre 0.0691 ha per square kilometre 0.0528 ha per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2000s 0.0221 ha per square kilometre 0.0565 ha per square kilometre 0.0344 ha per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2010s 0.0176 ha per square kilometre 0.1031 ha per square kilometre 0.0855 ha per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2020s 0.0191 ha per square kilometre 0.0218 ha per square kilometre 0.0026 ha per square kilometre Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Peru or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 0.0199 ha per square kilometre against 0.016 ha per square kilometre in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Peru and Zimbabwe?
0.0039 ha per square kilometre, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Zimbabwe?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Peru and Zimbabwe rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
Peru ranks 55th and Zimbabwe ranks 53rd 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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Indicator
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 6,245 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.