Peru vs Western Africa: Open shrubland — Burned Area
Peru
2,182 ha
in 2024
Western Africa
7,957 ha
in 2024
Peru rank
23rd
Western Africa rank
21st
Open shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Peru
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 7,957 ha against 2,182 ha in Peru, a difference of 5,775 ha.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 3.6 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Western Africa ahead.
Peru ranks 23rd and Western Africa ranks 21st of 218 countries.
Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,145 ha | 916,151 ha | 914,006 ha | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 192.29 ha | 259,079 ha | 258,887 ha | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 648.09 ha | 894.17 ha | 246.08 ha | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 1,301 ha | 2,118 ha | 817.14 ha | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, Peru or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 7,957 ha against 2,182 ha in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area between Peru and Western Africa?
- 5,775 ha, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Western Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Peru and Western Africa rank globally for open shrubland — burned area?
- Peru ranks 23rd and Western Africa ranks 21st 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.