China vs Peru: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type

China
134,033 hectares
in 2024
Peru
115,873 hectares
in 2024
China rank
50th
Peru rank
51st

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time

  • China
  • Peru
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How they compare

China currently reports 134,033 hectares against 115,873 hectares in Peru, a difference of 18,160 hectares.

That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was China ahead.

China ranks 50th and Peru ranks 51st of 225 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Unit
hectares
Source
Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
225 places, 5,175 data points, 2002–2024
Last refreshed

Area of shrubland and grassland burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares. Includes open and closed shrublands and grasslands without a significant tree cover.