Peru vs Southern Europe: Forest fires — Emissions (CH4)
Peru
13.93 kt
in 2024
Southern Europe
4.33 kt
in 2024
Peru rank
25th
Southern Europe rank
23rd
Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Peru
- Southern Europe
How they compare
Peru currently reports 13.93 kt against 4.33 kt in Southern Europe, a difference of 9.6 kt.
That makes Peru's figure about 3.2 times Southern Europe's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Southern Europe ahead.
Peru ranks 25th and Southern Europe ranks 23rd of 219 countries.
Southern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Southern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.04 kt | 8.29 kt | 4.25 kt | Southern Europe |
| 2000s | 3.52 kt | 5.36 kt | 1.84 kt | Southern Europe |
| 2010s | 2.77 kt | 3.26 kt | 0.498 kt | Southern Europe |
| 2020s | 5.2 kt | 5.5 kt | 0.3024 kt | Southern Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Peru or Southern Europe?
- Peru, at 13.93 kt against 4.33 kt in Southern Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Peru and Southern Europe?
- 9.6 kt, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Southern Europe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Peru and Southern Europe rank globally for forest fires — emissions?
- Peru ranks 25th and Southern Europe ranks 23rd of 219 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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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.