Peru vs Southern Africa: Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues
Peru
5.67 million t
in 2024
Southern Africa
9,275 t
in 2024
Peru rank
18th
Southern Africa rank
19th
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues over time
- Peru
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Peru currently reports 5.67 million t against 9,275 t in Southern Africa, a difference of 5.66 million t.
That makes Peru's figure about 611.3 times Southern Africa's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.
Peru ranks 18th and Southern Africa ranks 19th of 218 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 889,160 t | 67,253 t | 821,907 t | Peru |
| 2000s | 1.26 million t | 46,381 t | 1.21 million t | Peru |
| 2010s | 956,445 t | 47,187 t | 909,258 t | Peru |
| 2020s | 2.03 million t | 6,724 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, Peru or Southern Africa?
- Peru, at 5.67 million t against 9,275 t in Southern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burning crop residues between Peru and Southern Africa?
- 5.66 million t, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Southern Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Peru and Southern Africa rank globally for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues?
- Peru ranks 18th and Southern Africa ranks 19th 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.