Kenya vs Peru: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Kenya
352,019 hectares
in 2024
Peru
301,595 hectares
in 2024
Kenya rank
59th
Peru rank
62nd
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Kenya
- Peru
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 352,019 hectares against 301,595 hectares in Peru, a difference of 50,424 hectares.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 59th and Peru ranks 62nd of 225 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 323,775 hectares | 99,594 hectares | 224,182 hectares | Kenya |
| 2010s | 250,900 hectares | 104,131 hectares | 146,769 hectares | Kenya |
| 2020s | 267,362 hectares | 187,745 hectares | 79,617 hectares | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Kenya or Peru?
- Kenya, at 352,019 hectares against 301,595 hectares in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Kenya and Peru?
- 50,424 hectares, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Peru?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Peru rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Kenya ranks 59th and Peru ranks 62nd of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – 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.