Papua New Guinea vs Peru: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
Papua New Guinea
649,491 t
in 2024
Peru
902,523 t
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
60th
Peru rank
57th
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 902,523 t against 649,491 t in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 253,032 t.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.4 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 60th and Peru ranks 57th of 221 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 946,958 t | 312,125 t | 634,833 t | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.28 million t | 253,357 t | 1.03 million t | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.26 million t | 383,858 t | 880,334 t | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 840,696 t | 653,388 t | 187,308 t | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues, Papua New Guinea or Peru?
- Peru, at 902,523 t against 649,491 t in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between Papua New Guinea and Peru?
- 253,032 t, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Peru?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Peru rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 60th and Peru ranks 57th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.