Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Peru
Peru: Savanna — Burned Area, per capita was 0.001 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Peru, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.001 ha per person for savanna — burned area, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 139.9% on the previous year and up 441.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area, per capita in Peru peaked at 0.001 ha per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2001.
Peru ranks 61st of 188 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.
Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0005 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 ha per person | -86.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 ha per person | +15.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 ha per person | +95.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 ha per person | -24.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 ha per person | -39.6% |
| 2001 | 0 ha per person | -73.5% |
| 2002 | 0 ha per person | +222.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 ha per person | +286.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 ha per person | -31.3% |
| 2005 | 0.001 ha per person | +643.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 ha per person | -42.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 ha per person | -69.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 ha per person | +67.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 ha per person | +127.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 ha per person | -61.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 ha per person | +100.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 ha per person | -58.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 ha per person | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 ha per person | +41.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 ha per person | +222.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 ha per person | -67.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 ha per person | -25.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 ha per person | +109.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 ha per person | -56.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 ha per person | +110.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.001 ha per person | +139.9% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.001 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 8.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.001 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0009 ha per person, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +643.4% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.001 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 savanna — burned area, per capita in Peru?
- Savanna — burned area, per capita in Peru was 0.001 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.001 ha per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2001.
- How does Peru rank for savanna — burned area, per capita?
- Peru ranks 61st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 441.6%. 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 Savanna — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna — 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.
Savanna — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna — 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
Savanna — 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.