Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, Peru or Portugal?

Portugal, at 101,037 ha against 70,369 ha in Peru as of 2024.

What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between Peru and Portugal?

30,668 ha, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Portugal?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Peru vs Portugal: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area

Peru

70,369 ha

in 2024

Portugal

101,037 ha

in 2024

Peru rank

50th

Portugal rank

47th

Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area over time

Peru
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 101,037 ha against 70,369 ha in Peru, a difference of 30,668 ha.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.4 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.

Peru ranks 50th and Portugal ranks 47th of 221 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Peru	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	15,089 ha	68,898 ha	53,809 ha	Portugal
2000s	18,452 ha	71,894 ha	53,442 ha	Portugal
2010s	28,094 ha	75,589 ha	47,495 ha	Portugal
2020s	37,965 ha	42,880 ha	4,915 ha	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, Peru or Portugal?: Portugal, at 101,037 ha against 70,369 ha in Peru as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between Peru and Portugal?: 30,668 ha, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Portugal?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Peru and Portugal rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?: Peru ranks 50th and Portugal ranks 47th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
Unit: ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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