Ecuador vs Peru: Other forest — Burned Area
Ecuador
6,839 ha
in 2024
Peru
7,717 ha
in 2024
Ecuador rank
33rd
Peru rank
30th
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Ecuador
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 7,717 ha against 6,839 ha in Ecuador, a difference of 878 ha.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Peru ahead.
Ecuador ranks 33rd and Peru ranks 30th of 219 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,238 ha | 4,412 ha | 3,174 ha | Peru |
| 2000s | 1,083 ha | 4,930 ha | 3,848 ha | Peru |
| 2010s | 1,539 ha | 4,877 ha | 3,338 ha | Peru |
| 2020s | 2,633 ha | 4,644 ha | 2,011 ha | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Ecuador or Peru?
- Peru, at 7,717 ha against 6,839 ha in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Ecuador and Peru?
- 878 ha, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Peru?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Peru rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Ecuador ranks 33rd and Peru ranks 30th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other forest — 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.