Italy vs Peru: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Italy
49,844 hectares
in 2025
Peru
52,548 hectares
in 2025
Italy rank
80th
Peru rank
79th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Italy
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 52,548 hectares against 49,844 hectares in Italy, a difference of 2,704 hectares.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 80th and Peru ranks 79th of 225 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 114,110 hectares | 99,594 hectares | 14,516 hectares | Italy |
| 2010s | 72,943 hectares | 104,131 hectares | 31,188 hectares | Peru |
| 2020s | 73,041 hectares | 165,212 hectares | 92,171 hectares | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Italy or Peru?
- Peru, at 52,548 hectares against 49,844 hectares in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Italy and Peru?
- 2,704 hectares, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Peru?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Peru rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Italy ranks 80th 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.