Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Peru
Peru: Forest fires — Burning crop residues was 6.06 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Peru, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — burning crop residues in Peru stood at 6.06 million t. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 450.7% on the previous year and up 563.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues in Peru peaked at 6.06 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 112,582 t, in 2000.
That places Peru 25th out of 219 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 — Burning crop residues in Peru, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.42 million t | — |
| 1991 | 1.42 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.42 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.42 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.42 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.42 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 497,055 t | -64.9% |
| 1997 | 530,440 t | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 871,772 t | +64.3% |
| 1999 | 783,535 t | -10.1% |
| 2000 | 112,582 t | -85.6% |
| 2001 | 125,799 t | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 930,479 t | +639.7% |
| 2003 | 2.05 million t | +120.2% |
| 2004 | 932,895 t | -54.5% |
| 2005 | 5.02 million t | +437.7% |
| 2006 | 1.37 million t | -72.7% |
| 2007 | 2.91 million t | +112.8% |
| 2008 | 1.02 million t | -64.9% |
| 2009 | 619,909 t | -39.3% |
| 2010 | 2.79 million t | +350.0% |
| 2011 | 556,044 t | -80.1% |
| 2012 | 1.55 million t | +178.6% |
| 2013 | 1.12 million t | -27.5% |
| 2014 | 912,897 t | -18.8% |
| 2015 | 1.07 million t | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 1.13 million t | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 413,922 t | -63.5% |
| 2018 | 1.08 million t | +161.8% |
| 2019 | 1.39 million t | +28.7% |
| 2020 | 1.34 million t | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 1.20 million t | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 1.60 million t | +33.4% |
| 2023 | 1.10 million t | -31.4% |
| 2024 | 6.06 million t | +450.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.12 million t | 497,055 t | 1.42 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.51 million t | 112,582 t | 5.02 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.20 million t | 413,922 t | 2.79 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.26 million t | 1.10 million t | 6.06 million t | 5 |
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More climate change data for Peru
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 124.44 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues in Peru?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues in Peru was 6.06 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 6.06 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 112,582 t in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Peru ranks 25th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 563.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.