Benin vs Peru: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Benin
0.0214 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Peru
0.0137 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
40th
Peru rank
42nd
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Benin
- Peru
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.0214 ha per square kilometre against 0.0137 ha per square kilometre in Peru, a difference of 0.0077 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.6 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 40th and Peru ranks 42nd of 185 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1885 ha per square kilometre | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | 0.1757 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.131 ha per square kilometre | 0.0182 ha per square kilometre | 0.1128 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.0423 ha per square kilometre | 0.0138 ha per square kilometre | 0.0285 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.0216 ha per square kilometre | 0.0161 ha per square kilometre | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre, Benin or Peru?
- Benin, at 0.0214 ha per square kilometre against 0.0137 ha per square kilometre in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Benin and Peru?
- 0.0077 ha per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Peru?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Peru rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 40th and Peru ranks 42nd of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.