Kenya vs Peru: Open shrubland — Burned Area
Kenya
2,094 ha
in 2024
Peru
2,182 ha
in 2024
Kenya rank
24th
Peru rank
23rd
Open shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Kenya
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 2,182 ha against 2,094 ha in Kenya, a difference of 88 ha.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 24th and Peru ranks 23rd of 218 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43,658 ha | 2,145 ha | 41,512 ha | Kenya |
| 2000s | 2,170 ha | 192.29 ha | 1,977 ha | Kenya |
| 2010s | 4,035 ha | 648.09 ha | 3,387 ha | Kenya |
| 2020s | 2,265 ha | 1,301 ha | 964.71 ha | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, Kenya or Peru?
- Peru, at 2,182 ha against 2,094 ha in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area between Kenya and Peru?
- 88 ha, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Peru?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Peru rank globally for open shrubland — burned area?
- Kenya ranks 24th and Peru ranks 23rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Open shrubland — Burned Area. 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.