Caribbean vs Peru: Forest fires — Emissions
Caribbean
0.1524 kt
in 2024
Peru
1.27 kt
in 2024
Caribbean rank
24th
Peru rank
25th
Forest fires — Emissions over time
- Caribbean
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 1.27 kt against 0.1524 kt in Caribbean, a difference of 1.12 kt.
That makes Peru's figure about 8.3 times Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Peru ahead.
Caribbean ranks 24th and Peru ranks 25th of 31 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1795 kt | 0.2316 kt | 0.0521 kt | Peru |
| 2000s | 0.1711 kt | 0.3168 kt | 0.1457 kt | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.1534 kt | 0.2525 kt | 0.0991 kt | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.1868 kt | 0.4747 kt | 0.2879 kt | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Caribbean or Peru?
- Peru, at 1.27 kt against 0.1524 kt in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Caribbean and Peru?
- 1.12 kt, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Peru?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and Peru rank globally for forest fires — emissions?
- Caribbean ranks 24th and Peru ranks 25th of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Emissions (N2O). 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.