Northern America vs Peru: Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues
Northern America
6,954 t
in 2024
Peru
5.67 million t
in 2024
Northern America rank
20th
Peru rank
18th
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues over time
- Northern America
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 5.67 million t against 6,954 t in Northern America, a difference of 5.66 million t.
That makes Peru's figure about 815.2 times Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Peru ahead.
Northern America ranks 20th and Peru ranks 18th of 31 groups.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 104,585 t | 889,160 t | 784,575 t | Peru |
| 2000s | 29,890 t | 1.26 million t | 1.23 million t | Peru |
| 2010s | 14,604 t | 956,445 t | 941,840 t | Peru |
| 2020s | 8,114 t | 2.03 million t | 2.02 million t | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burning crop residues, Northern America or Peru?
- Peru, at 5.67 million t against 6,954 t in Northern America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burning crop residues between Northern America and Peru?
- 5.66 million t, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Peru?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Northern America and Peru rank globally for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues?
- Northern America ranks 20th and Peru ranks 18th of 31 groups.
- 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.