Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Peru

Peru: Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita was 0.0013 t per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0013 t per person
Change on year
down 8.7%
World rank
71st
of 110 countries
All-time high
0.0059 t per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0012 t per person
in 1992
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Peru, 1961–2023

0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.006196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Peru is 0.0013 t per person, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Peru peaked at 0.0059 t per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 t per person, in 1992.

That places Peru 71st out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Peru, 1961 to 2023.
Year t per person Change
1961 0.0059 t per person
1962 0.0057 t per person -2.6%
1963 0.0055 t per person -3.3%
1964 0.0052 t per person -5.3%
1965 0.0052 t per person -0.3%
1966 0.0052 t per person -0.6%
1967 0.0051 t per person -0.8%
1968 0.0042 t per person -17.3%
1969 0.0045 t per person +4.8%
1970 0.004 t per person -9.4%
1971 0.004 t per person -0.8%
1972 0.0038 t per person -5.2%
1973 0.0037 t per person -1.7%
1974 0.0037 t per person -1.3%
1975 0.0035 t per person -5.4%
1976 0.0034 t per person -2.2%
1977 0.0029 t per person -16.1%
1978 0.0025 t per person -12.2%
1979 0.0023 t per person -9.4%
1980 0.0019 t per person -16.8%
1981 0.0026 t per person +35.5%
1982 0.0021 t per person -17.1%
1983 0.0019 t per person -11.1%
1984 0.0018 t per person -6.3%
1985 0.0017 t per person -6.8%
1986 0.0019 t per person +18.1%
1987 0.002 t per person +2.2%
1988 0.0022 t per person +10.2%
1989 0.0022 t per person -0.5%
1990 0.0015 t per person -32.1%
1991 0.0018 t per person +22.5%
1992 0.0012 t per person -32.3%
1993 0.0014 t per person +17.9%
1994 0.0017 t per person +18.3%
1995 0.0016 t per person -5.2%
1996 0.0019 t per person +16.0%
1997 0.0018 t per person -6.9%
1998 0.002 t per person +11.4%
1999 0.002 t per person +2.8%
2000 0.0022 t per person +9.7%
2001 0.0022 t per person -1.9%
2002 0.002 t per person -5.9%
2003 0.002 t per person -1.5%
2004 0.0018 t per person -12.0%
2005 0.0019 t per person +7.1%
2006 0.002 t per person +6.9%
2007 0.002 t per person +0.3%
2008 0.0021 t per person +2.8%
2009 0.0022 t per person +5.1%
2010 0.0021 t per person -3.0%
2011 0.002 t per person -6.4%
2012 0.0021 t per person +3.6%
2013 0.0021 t per person +0.2%
2014 0.0019 t per person -9.3%
2015 0.0018 t per person -2.8%
2016 0.0016 t per person -14.0%
2017 0.0016 t per person +4.3%
2018 0.0016 t per person -2.5%
2019 0.0015 t per person -6.5%
2020 0.0014 t per person -6.3%
2021 0.0014 t per person +2.6%
2022 0.0014 t per person +0.5%
2023 0.0013 t per person -8.7%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 0.0013 t per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0094 t per person, 14% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 0.0013 t per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0017 t per person, 76% of the median. (11 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0052 t per person 0.0042 t per person 0.0059 t per person 9
1970s 0.0034 t per person 0.0023 t per person 0.004 t per person 10
1980s 0.002 t per person 0.0017 t per person 0.0026 t per person 10
1990s 0.0017 t per person 0.0012 t per person 0.002 t per person 10
2000s 0.002 t per person 0.0018 t per person 0.0022 t per person 10
2010s 0.0018 t per person 0.0015 t per person 0.0021 t per person 10
2020s 0.0014 t per person 0.0013 t per person 0.0014 t per person 4

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 68 Mexico 0.0017 t per person compare
  2. 69 Saudi Arabia 0.0016 t per person compare
  3. 70 Zimbabwe 0.0016 t per person compare
  4. 72 Palestine 0.0011 t per person compare
  5. 73 Portugal 0.0009 t per person compare
  6. 74 Kenya 0.0008 t per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Peru?
Wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Peru was 0.0013 t per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.0059 t per person in 1961.
What is the lowest wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 t per person in 1992.
How does Peru rank for wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita?
Peru ranks 71st out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
Is wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
112 places, 6,134 data points, 1961–2023
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Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.