Nicaragua vs Peru: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Nicaragua
60,864 ha
in 2023
Peru
104,793 ha
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
21st
Peru rank
18th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Nicaragua
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 104,793 ha against 60,864 ha in Nicaragua, a difference of 43,929 ha.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.7 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Peru ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 21st and Peru ranks 18th of 218 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,901 ha | 16,436 ha | 3,465 ha | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 11,646 ha | 23,298 ha | 11,651 ha | Peru |
| 2010s | 13,513 ha | 17,679 ha | 4,166 ha | Peru |
| 2020s | 24,583 ha | 20,630 ha | 3,953 ha | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Nicaragua or Peru?
- Peru, at 104,793 ha against 60,864 ha in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Nicaragua and Peru?
- 43,929 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 humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Nicaragua ranks 21st 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.