Cameroon vs Peru: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Cameroon
90,512 ha
in 2024
Peru
104,793 ha
in 2024
Cameroon rank
19th
Peru rank
18th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Cameroon
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 104,793 ha against 90,512 ha in Cameroon, a difference of 14,281 ha.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 19th and Peru ranks 18th of 218 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 154,847 ha | 16,436 ha | 138,411 ha | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 183,301 ha | 23,298 ha | 160,003 ha | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 120,988 ha | 17,679 ha | 103,309 ha | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 136,425 ha | 37,462 ha | 98,962 ha | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Cameroon or Peru?
- Peru, at 104,793 ha against 90,512 ha in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Cameroon and Peru?
- 14,281 ha, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Peru?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Peru rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Cameroon ranks 19th and Peru ranks 18th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Humid tropical forest — 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.