Peru vs Western Africa: Other forest — Emissions (CH4)
Peru
0.8945 kt
in 2024
Western Africa
0.0421 kt
in 2024
Peru rank
30th
Western Africa rank
27th
Other forest — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Peru
- Western Africa
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.8945 kt against 0.0421 kt in Western Africa, a difference of 0.8524 kt.
That makes Peru's figure about 21.2 times Western Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Western Africa ahead.
Peru ranks 30th and Western Africa ranks 27th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 2 and Western Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9926 kt | 175.03 kt | 174.04 kt | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 0.5803 kt | 25.14 kt | 24.56 kt | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 0.5653 kt | 0.1405 kt | 0.4248 kt | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.5383 kt | 0.0639 kt | 0.4743 kt | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — emissions, Peru or Western Africa?
- Peru, at 0.8945 kt against 0.0421 kt in Western Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — emissions between Peru and Western Africa?
- 0.8524 kt, with Peru 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 other forest — emissions?
- Peru ranks 30th and Western Africa ranks 27th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other 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.