Forest fires — Emissions in Peru
Peru: Forest fires — Emissions was 1.27 kt in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Emissions in Peru, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — emissions in Peru stood at 1.27 kt. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 450.7% on the previous year and up 563.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Peru peaked at 1.27 kt in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0225 kt, in 2000.
Peru ranks 25th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Emissions in Peru, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2966 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.2966 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2966 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2966 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2966 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2966 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0994 kt | -66.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1061 kt | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1744 kt | +64.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1567 kt | -10.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0225 kt | -85.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0264 kt | +17.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1954 kt | +640.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4303 kt | +120.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1959 kt | -54.5% |
| 2005 | 1.05 kt | +437.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2875 kt | -72.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6116 kt | +112.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2146 kt | -64.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1302 kt | -39.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5858 kt | +349.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1168 kt | -80.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3253 kt | +178.5% |
| 2013 | 0.236 kt | -27.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1917 kt | -18.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2239 kt | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2379 kt | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0869 kt | -63.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2275 kt | +161.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2929 kt | +28.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2811 kt | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2525 kt | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3369 kt | +33.4% |
| 2023 | 0.231 kt | -31.4% |
| 2024 | 1.27 kt | +450.7% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 1.27 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0036 kt, 348.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Peru's 1.27 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0055 kt, 231.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Emissions 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 | +640.2% | 0.0264 kt | 0.1954 kt |
| 2024 | +450.7% | 0.231 kt | 1.27 kt |
| 2005 | +437.7% | 0.1959 kt | 1.05 kt |
| 2010 | +349.9% | 0.1302 kt | 0.5858 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2316 kt | 0.0994 kt | 0.2966 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3168 kt | 0.0225 kt | 1.05 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2525 kt | 0.0869 kt | 0.5858 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4747 kt | 0.231 kt | 1.27 kt | 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 — emissions in Peru?
- Forest fires — emissions in Peru was 1.27 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 kt in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0225 kt in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Peru ranks 25th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions 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 — Emissions (N2O). 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.