Egypt vs Peru: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Egypt
46,452 hectares
in 2025
Peru
31,512 hectares
in 2025
Egypt rank
62nd
Peru rank
65th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time
- Egypt
- Peru
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 46,452 hectares against 31,512 hectares in Peru, a difference of 14,940 hectares.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.5 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Peru ahead.
Egypt ranks 62nd and Peru ranks 65th of 225 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.42 hectares | 38,955 hectares | 38,942 hectares | Peru |
| 2010s | 2,247 hectares | 48,247 hectares | 45,999 hectares | Peru |
| 2020s | 36,095 hectares | 88,236 hectares | 52,141 hectares | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, Egypt or Peru?
- Egypt, at 46,452 hectares against 31,512 hectares in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type between Egypt and Peru?
- 14,940 hectares, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Peru?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Peru rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type?
- Egypt ranks 62nd and Peru ranks 65th 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 Area burned by wildfires by land cover type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area of shrubland and grassland burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares. Includes open and closed shrublands and grasslands without a significant tree cover.