Greece vs Peru: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Greece
49,565 hectares
in 2025
Peru
52,548 hectares
in 2025
Greece rank
81st
Peru rank
79th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Greece
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 52,548 hectares against 49,565 hectares in Greece, a difference of 2,983 hectares.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Peru ahead.
Greece ranks 81st 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 | Greece | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78,962 hectares | 99,594 hectares | 20,631 hectares | Peru |
| 2010s | 47,079 hectares | 104,131 hectares | 57,052 hectares | Peru |
| 2020s | 72,147 hectares | 165,212 hectares | 93,065 hectares | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Greece or Peru?
- Peru, at 52,548 hectares against 49,565 hectares in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Greece and Peru?
- 2,983 hectares, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Peru?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Peru rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Greece ranks 81st 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.