Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Peru

Peru: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita was 0.001 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.001 ha per person
Change on year
up 184.2%
World rank
40th
of 187 countries
All-time high
0.0015 ha per person
in 2010
All-time low
0 ha per person
in 1996
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Peru, 1990–2024

00.0010.0010.0021990200720241990: 0.001 ha per person1991: 0.001 ha per person1992: 0.001 ha per person1993: 0.001 ha per person1994: 0.001 ha per person1995: 0.001 ha per person1996: 0 ha per person1997: 0 ha per person1998: 0 ha per person1999: 0 ha per person2000: 0 ha per person2001: 0 ha per person2002: 0 ha per person2003: 0 ha per person2004: 0 ha per person2005: 0.001 ha per person2006: 0 ha per person2007: 0.001 ha per person2008: 0 ha per person2009: 0 ha per person2010: 0.002 ha per person2011: 0 ha per person2012: 0.001 ha per person2013: 0 ha per person2014: 0 ha per person2015: 0 ha per person2016: 0.001 ha per person2017: 0 ha per person2018: 0 ha per person2019: 0 ha per person2020: 0.001 ha per person2021: 0 ha per person2022: 0.001 ha per person2023: 0 ha per person2024: 0.001 ha per person

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Peru is 0.001 ha per person, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 184.2% on the previous year and up 292.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Peru peaked at 0.0015 ha per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 1996.

Peru ranks 40th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Peru, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha per person Change
1990 0.0006 ha per person —
1991 0.0006 ha per person -2.1%
1992 0.0006 ha per person -2.0%
1993 0.0005 ha per person -2.0%
1994 0.0005 ha per person -2.0%
1995 0.0005 ha per person -1.9%
1996 0 ha per person -95.6%
1997 0 ha per person +99.4%
1998 0.0001 ha per person +15.0%
1999 0 ha per person -35.6%
2000 0 ha per person -20.3%
2001 0 ha per person +15.3%
2002 0.0003 ha per person +747.3%
2003 0.0004 ha per person +61.8%
2004 0.0002 ha per person -56.0%
2005 0.0009 ha per person +357.4%
2006 0.0003 ha per person -61.3%
2007 0.0007 ha per person +110.7%
2008 0.0003 ha per person -55.6%
2009 0.0004 ha per person +11.5%
2010 0.0015 ha per person +333.4%
2011 0.0003 ha per person -77.4%
2012 0.0011 ha per person +223.6%
2013 0.0003 ha per person -76.5%
2014 0.0003 ha per person +0.1%
2015 0.0003 ha per person +5.3%
2016 0.0007 ha per person +138.8%
2017 0.0003 ha per person -61.6%
2018 0.0002 ha per person -7.9%
2019 0.0005 ha per person +94.4%
2020 0.0008 ha per person +81.2%
2021 0.0003 ha per person -60.2%
2022 0.0006 ha per person +75.4%
2023 0.0004 ha per person -36.9%
2024 0.001 ha per person +184.2%

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, 9.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 0.001 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0004 ha per person, 2.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Woody 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.

YearChange FromTo
2002 +747.3% 0 ha per person 0.0003 ha per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0003 ha per person 0 ha per person 0.0006 ha per person 10
2000s 0.0004 ha per person 0 ha per person 0.0009 ha per person 10
2010s 0.0005 ha per person 0.0002 ha per person 0.0015 ha per person 10
2020s 0.0006 ha per person 0.0003 ha per person 0.001 ha per person 5

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 37 Papua New Guinea 0.0012 ha per person compare
  2. 38 Guinea-Bissau 0.0011 ha per person compare
  3. 39 Malawi 0.0011 ha per person compare
  4. 41 Comoros 0.0006 ha per person compare
  5. 42 Ecuador 0.0006 ha per person compare
  6. 43 Serbia 0.0006 ha per person compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Peru?
Woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Peru was 0.001 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.0015 ha per person in 2010.
What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 1996.
How does Peru rank for woody savanna — burned area, per capita?
Peru ranks 40th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
Is woody savanna — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 292.6%. 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 Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Woody 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.

Woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 6,469 data points, 1990–2024
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Woody 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.