Ecuador vs Peru: Savanna — Burned Area
Ecuador
43,917 ha
in 2024
Peru
34,991 ha
in 2024
Ecuador rank
51st
Peru rank
52nd
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Ecuador
- Peru
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 43,917 ha against 34,991 ha in Peru, a difference of 8,926 ha.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.3 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 51st and Peru ranks 52nd of 221 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,249 ha | 6,996 ha | 4,254 ha | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 13,057 ha | 8,454 ha | 4,603 ha | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 20,509 ha | 11,836 ha | 8,674 ha | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 28,235 ha | 16,960 ha | 11,275 ha | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Ecuador or Peru?
- Ecuador, at 43,917 ha against 34,991 ha in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Ecuador and Peru?
- 8,926 ha, with Ecuador 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 savanna — burned area?
- Ecuador ranks 51st and Peru ranks 52nd of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna — 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.