Chile vs Peru: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Chile
0.0388 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Peru
0.033 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Chile rank
92nd
Peru rank
95th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Chile
- Peru
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.0388 hectares per square kilometre against 0.033 hectares per square kilometre in Peru, a difference of 0.0058 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 92nd and Peru ranks 95th of 206 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0241 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0304 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0063 hectares per square kilometre | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.0322 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0377 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0055 hectares per square kilometre | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.0264 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0746 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0482 hectares per square kilometre | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre, Chile or Peru?
- Chile, at 0.0388 hectares per square kilometre against 0.033 hectares per square kilometre in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Chile and Peru?
- 0.0058 hectares per square kilometre, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Peru?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Peru rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Chile ranks 92nd and Peru ranks 95th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.