Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Peru
Peru: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0096 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Peru, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Peru stood at 0.0096 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.2% on the previous year and up 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Peru peaked at 0.0348 ha per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 ha per square kilometre, in 1996.
That places Peru 59th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Peru, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | -95.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +103.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -34.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | +757.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0094 ha per square kilometre | +63.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | -55.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0192 ha per square kilometre | +361.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre | -61.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0159 ha per square kilometre | +112.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | -55.3% |
| 2009 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0348 ha per square kilometre | +336.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | -77.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0258 ha per square kilometre | +226.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | -76.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.016 ha per square kilometre | +142.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | -61.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0116 ha per square kilometre | +97.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0212 ha per square kilometre | +83.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | -59.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0151 ha per square kilometre | +77.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0096 ha per square kilometre | -36.2% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.0096 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0023 ha per square kilometre, 4.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.0096 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0103 ha per square kilometre, 93% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +757.4% | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0192 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0127 ha per square kilometre | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | 0.0348 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | 0.0212 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 woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Peru?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Peru was 0.0096 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0348 ha per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 ha per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Peru rank for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Peru ranks 59th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.0%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Woody savanna — 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.
Woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Woody savanna — 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
Woody savanna — 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.