Nicaragua vs Peru: Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4)
Nicaragua
7.57 kt
in 2023
Peru
13.04 kt
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
21st
Peru rank
18th
Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Nicaragua
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 13.04 kt against 7.57 kt in Nicaragua, a difference of 5.47 kt.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.7 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nicaragua 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 | 5.43 kt | 3.05 kt | 2.38 kt | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 1.86 kt | 2.94 kt | 1.09 kt | Peru |
| 2010s | 1.68 kt | 2.2 kt | 0.5183 kt | Peru |
| 2020s | 3.06 kt | 2.57 kt | 0.4919 kt | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — emissions, Nicaragua or Peru?
- Peru, at 13.04 kt against 7.57 kt in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — emissions between Nicaragua and Peru?
- 5.47 kt, 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 — emissions?
- 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 — Emissions (CH4). 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.