How many years of comparable data are there for China, People's Republic of and Peru?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China, People's Republic of vs Peru: Forest fires — Emissions

China, People's Republic of

9.91 kt

in 2024

Peru

13.93 kt

in 2024

China, People's Republic of rank

28th

Peru rank

25th

Forest fires — Emissions over time

China, People's Republic of
Peru

How they compare

Peru currently reports 13.93 kt against 9.91 kt in China, People's Republic of, a difference of 4.02 kt.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.4 times China, People's Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China, People's Republic of ahead.

China, People's Republic of ranks 28th and Peru ranks 25th of 214 countries.

China, People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China, People's Republic of	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1990s	23.57 kt	4.04 kt	19.53 kt	China, People's Republic of
2000s	18.4 kt	3.52 kt	14.88 kt	China, People's Republic of
2010s	10.47 kt	2.77 kt	7.7 kt	China, People's Republic of
2020s	9.72 kt	5.2 kt	4.52 kt	China, People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, China, People's Republic of or Peru?: Peru, at 13.93 kt against 9.91 kt in China, People's Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between China, People's Republic of and Peru?: 4.02 kt, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, People's Republic of and Peru?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do China, People's Republic of and Peru rank globally for forest fires — emissions?: China, People's Republic of ranks 28th and Peru ranks 25th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest fires — Emissions (CH4)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 272 places, 9,294 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.