Congo vs Peru: Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues
Congo
8.93 million t
in 2024
Peru
5.67 million t
in 2024
Congo rank
15th
Peru rank
18th
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues over time
- Congo
- Peru
How they compare
Congo currently reports 8.93 million t against 5.67 million t in Peru, a difference of 3.26 million t.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.6 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 15th and Peru ranks 18th of 218 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.42 million t | 889,160 t | 1.54 million t | Congo |
| 2000s | 2.30 million t | 1.26 million t | 1.04 million t | Congo |
| 2010s | 3.10 million t | 956,445 t | 2.14 million t | Congo |
| 2020s | 4.16 million t | 2.03 million t | 2.13 million t | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burning crop residues, Congo or Peru?
- Congo, at 8.93 million t against 5.67 million t in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burning crop residues between Congo and Peru?
- 3.26 million t, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Peru?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Peru rank globally for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues?
- Congo ranks 15th 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.