Brazil vs Peru: Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Brazil
0.0026 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Peru
0.0024 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
49th
Peru rank
50th

Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Brazil
  • Peru
00.010.020.030.04199020062023

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.0026 ha per square kilometre against 0.0024 ha per square kilometre in Peru, a difference of 0.0002 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 49th and Peru ranks 50th of 186 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Peru Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0063 ha per square kilometre 0.0034 ha per square kilometre 0.0029 ha per square kilometre Brazil
2000s 0.0103 ha per square kilometre 0.0039 ha per square kilometre 0.0064 ha per square kilometre Brazil
2010s 0.0096 ha per square kilometre 0.0038 ha per square kilometre 0.0058 ha per square kilometre Brazil
2020s 0.0045 ha per square kilometre 0.003 ha per square kilometre 0.0014 ha per square kilometre Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other forest — burned area, per square kilometre, Brazil or Peru?
Brazil, at 0.0026 ha per square kilometre against 0.0024 ha per square kilometre in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in other forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Brazil and Peru?
0.0002 ha per square kilometre, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Peru?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Peru rank globally for other forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
Brazil ranks 49th and Peru ranks 50th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 6,245 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Other forest — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.