Nicaragua vs Peru: Grassland — Burned Area
Nicaragua
81,547 ha
in 2023
Peru
107,306 ha
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
50th
Peru rank
48th
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Nicaragua
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 107,306 ha against 81,547 ha in Nicaragua, a difference of 25,759 ha.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.3 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Peru ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 50th and Peru ranks 48th of 220 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,576 ha | 34,881 ha | 16,304 ha | Peru |
| 2000s | 23,586 ha | 31,589 ha | 8,003 ha | Peru |
| 2010s | 32,803 ha | 47,188 ha | 14,385 ha | Peru |
| 2020s | 41,763 ha | 93,467 ha | 51,705 ha | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Nicaragua or Peru?
- Peru, at 107,306 ha against 81,547 ha in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Nicaragua and Peru?
- 25,759 ha, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Peru?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Peru rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Nicaragua ranks 50th and Peru ranks 48th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Grassland — Burned Area. 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.