Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Peru
Peru: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0033 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Peru, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area, per capita in Peru is 0.0033 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 441.7% on the previous year and up 477.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Peru peaked at 0.0033 ha per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per person, in 2000.
That places Peru 28th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0012 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0012 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0011 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0011 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 ha per person | -66.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 ha per person | +61.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 ha per person | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 ha per person | -85.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 ha per person | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 ha per person | +635.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0014 ha per person | +117.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 ha per person | -54.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0033 ha per person | +428.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 ha per person | -73.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 ha per person | +110.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 ha per person | -64.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 ha per person | -39.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0018 ha per person | +348.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 ha per person | -80.2% |
| 2012 | 0.001 ha per person | +175.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 ha per person | -27.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 ha per person | -19.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 ha per person | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 ha per person | -64.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 ha per person | +157.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 ha per person | +26.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 ha per person | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 ha per person | +32.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 ha per person | -32.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0033 ha per person | +441.7% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.0033 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 34.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.0033 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 17.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +635.7% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person |
| 2024 | +441.7% | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0033 ha per person |
| 2005 | +428.6% | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0033 ha per person |
| 2010 | +348.5% | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0033 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0033 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More climate change data for Peru
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 397.03 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 25,757 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,197 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 24.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 685.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,265 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,780 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,484 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 10.49 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per capita in Peru?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Peru was 0.0033 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0033 ha per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Peru ranks 28th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 477.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.