Egypt vs Peru: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Egypt
48,041 hectares
in 2025
Peru
52,548 hectares
in 2025
Egypt rank
82nd
Peru rank
79th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Egypt
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 52,548 hectares against 48,041 hectares in Egypt, a difference of 4,507 hectares.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Peru ahead.
Egypt ranks 82nd and Peru ranks 79th of 225 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31,579 hectares | 99,594 hectares | 68,015 hectares | Peru |
| 2010s | 43,009 hectares | 104,131 hectares | 61,122 hectares | Peru |
| 2020s | 47,085 hectares | 165,212 hectares | 118,127 hectares | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Egypt or Peru?
- Peru, at 52,548 hectares against 48,041 hectares in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Egypt and Peru?
- 4,507 hectares, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Peru?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Peru rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Egypt ranks 82nd and Peru ranks 79th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual area burnt by wildfires by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.