Caribbean vs Peru: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Caribbean
9,528 ha
in 2024
Peru
104,793 ha
in 2024
Caribbean rank
15th
Peru rank
18th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Caribbean
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 104,793 ha against 9,528 ha in Caribbean, a difference of 95,265 ha.
That makes Peru's figure about 11.0 times Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Peru ahead.
Caribbean ranks 15th and Peru ranks 18th 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 | 11,308 ha | 16,436 ha | 5,127 ha | Peru |
| 2000s | 11,765 ha | 23,298 ha | 11,532 ha | Peru |
| 2010s | 11,279 ha | 17,679 ha | 6,400 ha | Peru |
| 2020s | 12,774 ha | 37,462 ha | 24,688 ha | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Caribbean or Peru?
- Peru, at 104,793 ha against 9,528 ha in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Caribbean and Peru?
- 95,265 ha, 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 humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Caribbean ranks 15th and Peru ranks 18th of 31 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.