Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Peru
Peru: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0053 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Peru, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.0053 ha per person for savanna fires — burned area, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 161.9% on the previous year and up 280.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Peru peaked at 0.0068 ha per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 ha per person, in 2001.
Peru ranks 62nd 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 fires — Burned Area, per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0032 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0031 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0031 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.003 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.003 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0029 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 ha per person | -71.3% |
| 1997 | 0.001 ha per person | +23.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0014 ha per person | +33.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 ha per person | -16.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 ha per person | -79.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 ha per person | +195.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0023 ha per person | +235.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 ha per person | -62.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0065 ha per person | +671.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 ha per person | -73.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0022 ha per person | +25.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 ha per person | -15.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 ha per person | -20.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0059 ha per person | +307.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 ha per person | -84.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0029 ha per person | +225.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 ha per person | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0017 ha per person | +21.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0046 ha per person | +172.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 ha per person | -63.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0031 ha per person | +108.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0048 ha per person | +56.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 ha per person | -72.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0068 ha per person | +421.7% |
| 2023 | 0.002 ha per person | -70.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0053 ha per person | +161.9% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.0053 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0013 ha per person, 4.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.0053 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0021 ha per person, 2.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +671.7% | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0065 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0032 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0065 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0059 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.004 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0068 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 fires — burned area, per capita in Peru?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Peru was 0.0053 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0068 ha per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per person in 2001.
- How does Peru rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Peru ranks 62nd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 280.7%. 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 fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna 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.
Savanna fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna 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
Savanna 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.