Eswatini vs Peru: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Eswatini
60,104 hectares
in 2025
Peru
52,548 hectares
in 2025
Eswatini rank
76th
Peru rank
79th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Eswatini
- Peru
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 60,104 hectares against 52,548 hectares in Peru, a difference of 7,556 hectares.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 76th 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 | Eswatini | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82,217 hectares | 99,594 hectares | 17,377 hectares | Peru |
| 2010s | 76,434 hectares | 104,131 hectares | 27,697 hectares | Peru |
| 2020s | 71,524 hectares | 165,212 hectares | 93,688 hectares | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Eswatini or Peru?
- Eswatini, at 60,104 hectares against 52,548 hectares in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Eswatini and Peru?
- 7,556 hectares, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Peru?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and Peru rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Eswatini ranks 76th 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.