Peru vs Romania: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Peru
52,548 hectares
in 2025
Romania
57,486 hectares
in 2025
Peru rank
79th
Romania rank
78th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Peru
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 57,486 hectares against 52,548 hectares in Peru, a difference of 4,938 hectares.
That makes Romania'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 Romania ahead.
Peru ranks 79th and Romania ranks 78th of 225 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99,594 hectares | 169,728 hectares | 70,134 hectares | Romania |
| 2010s | 104,131 hectares | 177,832 hectares | 73,701 hectares | Romania |
| 2020s | 165,212 hectares | 69,979 hectares | 95,233 hectares | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Peru or Romania?
- Romania, at 57,486 hectares against 52,548 hectares in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Peru and Romania?
- 4,938 hectares, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Romania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Peru and Romania rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Peru ranks 79th and Romania ranks 78th 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.