Peru vs Western Asia: Forest fires — Emissions (CH4)
Peru
13.93 kt
in 2024
Western Asia
0.411 kt
in 2024
Peru rank
25th
Western Asia rank
25th
Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Peru
- Western Asia
How they compare
Peru currently reports 13.93 kt against 0.411 kt in Western Asia, a difference of 13.52 kt.
That makes Peru's figure about 33.9 times Western Asia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 25th and Western Asia ranks 25th of 219 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.04 kt | 0.7397 kt | 3.3 kt | Peru |
| 2000s | 3.52 kt | 0.4088 kt | 3.11 kt | Peru |
| 2010s | 2.77 kt | 0.3791 kt | 2.39 kt | Peru |
| 2020s | 5.2 kt | 1.11 kt | 4.09 kt | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Peru or Western Asia?
- Peru, at 13.93 kt against 0.411 kt in Western Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Peru and Western Asia?
- 13.52 kt, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Western Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Peru and Western Asia rank globally for forest fires — emissions?
- Peru ranks 25th and Western Asia ranks 25th 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.