Congo vs Peru: Tree cover loss from wildfires

Congo

40,994 hectares

in 2024

Peru

41,994 hectares

in 2024

Congo rank

15th

Peru rank

14th

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

Congo
Peru

How they compare

Peru currently reports 41,994 hectares against 40,994 hectares in Congo, a difference of 999.7 hectares.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 15th and Peru ranks 14th of 152 countries.

Individual pages

Tree cover loss from wildfires in Congo
Tree cover loss from wildfires in Peru
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Tree cover loss from wildfires
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 152 places, 3,353 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Tree cover loss due to fire with no visible human conversion or agricultural activity afterward. Fires may be started by natural causes (e.g. lightning) or may be related to human activities (accidental or deliberate).