Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Peru
Peru: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.016 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Peru, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Peru is 0.016 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Peru peaked at 0.0733 ha per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 ha per square kilometre, in 2000.
Peru ranks 55th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Peru, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0207 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0207 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0207 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0207 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0207 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0207 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre | -65.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | +64.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0113 ha per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | -85.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0137 ha per square kilometre | +644.5% |
| 2003 | 0.03 ha per square kilometre | +119.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0137 ha per square kilometre | -54.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0733 ha per square kilometre | +433.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0199 ha per square kilometre | -72.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0423 ha per square kilometre | +112.1% |
| 2008 | 0.015 ha per square kilometre | -64.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | -39.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0409 ha per square kilometre | +351.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | -80.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0226 ha per square kilometre | +177.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0134 ha per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0155 ha per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0168 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | -64.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0159 ha per square kilometre | +162.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0204 ha per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0197 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0175 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0234 ha per square kilometre | +33.6% |
| 2023 | 0.016 ha per square kilometre | -31.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.016 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.004 ha per square kilometre, 4.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.016 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0048 ha per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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 | +644.5% | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | 0.0137 ha per square kilometre |
| 2005 | +433.3% | 0.0137 ha per square kilometre | 0.0733 ha per square kilometre |
| 2010 | +351.4% | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | 0.0409 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0163 ha per square kilometre | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre | 0.0207 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0221 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | 0.0733 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0409 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0191 ha per square kilometre | 0.016 ha per square kilometre | 0.0234 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 52 Rwanda 0.0199 ha per square kilometre compare
- 53 Zimbabwe 0.0199 ha per square kilometre compare
- 54 Guyana 0.0187 ha per square kilometre compare
- 56 South Africa 0.0133 ha per square kilometre compare
- 57 Panama 0.0121 ha per square kilometre compare
- 58 China 0.0119 ha per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Peru?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Peru was 0.016 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0733 ha per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 ha per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Peru ranks 55th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.