Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Peru
Peru: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0531 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Peru, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.0531 ha per square kilometre for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 70.3% on the previous year and up 56.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Peru peaked at 0.1785 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0048 ha per square kilometre, in 2001.
Peru ranks 89th 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 square kilometre in Peru, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0553 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0553 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0553 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0553 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0553 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0553 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0162 ha per square kilometre | -70.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0204 ha per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0278 ha per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0235 ha per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | -79.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | +198.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0489 ha per square kilometre | +239.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0183 ha per square kilometre | -62.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1428 ha per square kilometre | +678.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0379 ha per square kilometre | -73.5% |
| 2007 | 0.048 ha per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0407 ha per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0324 ha per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1331 ha per square kilometre | +310.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0205 ha per square kilometre | -84.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0672 ha per square kilometre | +228.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0339 ha per square kilometre | -49.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0325 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.04 ha per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1105 ha per square kilometre | +176.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0413 ha per square kilometre | -62.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0368 ha per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 0.078 ha per square kilometre | +111.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1235 ha per square kilometre | +58.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0339 ha per square kilometre | -72.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1785 ha per square kilometre | +426.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0531 ha per square kilometre | -70.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.0531 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0549 ha per square kilometre, 97% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.0531 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.147 ha per square kilometre, 36% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +678.6% | 0.0183 ha per square kilometre | 0.1428 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.042 ha per square kilometre | 0.0162 ha per square kilometre | 0.0553 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0393 ha per square kilometre | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | 0.1428 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0594 ha per square kilometre | 0.0205 ha per square kilometre | 0.1331 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0972 ha per square kilometre | 0.0339 ha per square kilometre | 0.1785 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 square kilometre in Peru?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Peru was 0.0531 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1785 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0048 ha per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Peru rank for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Peru ranks 89th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.3%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna 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.
Savanna fires — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Savanna 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
Savanna 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.