Area burned wildfires by type in Peru
Peru: Area burned wildfires by type was 31,512 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Area burned wildfires by type in Peru, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Peru recorded 31,512 for area burned wildfires by type in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 72.8% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned wildfires by type in Peru peaked at 196,713 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8,608, in 2011.
Peru ranks 65th of 225 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Area burned wildfires by type in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 9,874 | — |
| 2003 | 45,722 | +363.0% |
| 2004 | 14,661 | -67.9% |
| 2005 | 132,015 | +800.4% |
| 2006 | 23,398 | -82.3% |
| 2007 | 24,879 | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 38,166 | +53.4% |
| 2009 | 22,926 | -39.9% |
| 2010 | 107,072 | +367.0% |
| 2011 | 8,608 | -92.0% |
| 2012 | 37,973 | +341.1% |
| 2013 | 29,537 | -22.2% |
| 2014 | 28,120 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 34,796 | +23.7% |
| 2016 | 95,394 | +174.2% |
| 2017 | 36,385 | -61.9% |
| 2018 | 33,208 | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 71,374 | +114.9% |
| 2020 | 116,882 | +63.8% |
| 2021 | 26,167 | -77.6% |
| 2022 | 196,713 | +651.8% |
| 2023 | 42,266 | -78.5% |
| 2024 | 115,873 | +174.1% |
| 2025 | 31,512 | -72.8% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 31,512 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10,669, 3.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Peru's 31,512 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,758, 11.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area burned wildfires by type in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +800.4% | 14,661 | 132,015 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38,955 | 9,874 | 132,015 | 8 |
| 2010s | 48,247 | 8,608 | 107,072 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88,236 | 26,167 | 196,713 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More reference data data for Peru
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 35.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area burned wildfires by type in Peru?
- Area burned wildfires by type in Peru was 31,512 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest area burned wildfires by type recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 196,713 in 2022.
- What is the lowest area burned wildfires by type recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,608 in 2011.
- How does Peru rank for area burned wildfires by type?
- Peru ranks 65th out of 225 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned wildfires by type rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Area burned wildfires by type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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