Burkina Faso vs Peru: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Burkina Faso
0.0004 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Peru
0.0006 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
84th
Peru rank
81st
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Burkina Faso
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.5 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Peru ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 84th and Peru ranks 81st of 206 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre, Burkina Faso or Peru?
- Peru, at 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Peru?
- 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Peru?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Peru rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 84th and Peru ranks 81st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Wildfire area burned 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
Wildfire area burned 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.