Northern Africa vs Peru: Forest fires — Burning crop residues
Northern Africa
65,027 t
in 2024
Peru
6.06 million t
in 2024
Northern Africa rank
26th
Peru rank
25th
Forest fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Northern Africa
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 6.06 million t against 65,027 t in Northern Africa, a difference of 5.99 million t.
That makes Peru's figure about 93.2 times Northern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Northern Africa ahead.
Northern Africa ranks 26th and Peru ranks 25th of 31 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Northern Africa averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern Africa | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.49 million t | 1.12 million t | 28.37 million t | Northern Africa |
| 2000s | 15.91 million t | 1.51 million t | 14.40 million t | Northern Africa |
| 2010s | 3.01 million t | 1.20 million t | 1.81 million t | Northern Africa |
| 2020s | 1.01 million t | 2.26 million t | 1.25 million t | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burning crop residues, Northern Africa or Peru?
- Peru, at 6.06 million t against 65,027 t in Northern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burning crop residues between Northern Africa and Peru?
- 5.99 million t, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Africa and Peru?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Northern Africa and Peru rank globally for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Northern Africa ranks 26th and Peru ranks 25th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.