Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires in Peru

Peru: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires was 72.62 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
72.62
Change on year
up 19.9%
World rank
40th
of 209 countries
All-time high
242.62
in 2005
All-time low
5.86
in 2001
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires in Peru, 1990–2019

0501001502002501990200420191990: 77.11991: 77.11992: 77.11993: 77.11994: 77.11995: 77.11996: 94.61997: 1011998: 1661999: 149.22000: 21.42001: 5.92002: 43.12003: 105.12004: 48.82005: 242.62006: 56.22007: 116.12008: 432009: 30.62010: 130.52011: 26.42012: 87.72013: 54.72014: 48.82015: 57.12016: 65.82017: 21.72018: 60.62019: 72.6

Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.

Analysis

Peru recorded 72.62 for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires in 2019.

The figure is up 19.9% on the previous year and up 137.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires in Peru peaked at 242.62 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.86, in 2001.

Peru ranks 40th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires in Peru, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 77.06 —
1991 77.06 +0.0%
1992 77.06 +0.0%
1993 77.06 +0.0%
1994 77.06 +0.0%
1995 77.06 +0.0%
1996 94.64 +22.8%
1997 100.99 +6.7%
1998 165.98 +64.4%
1999 149.18 -10.1%
2000 21.43 -85.6%
2001 5.86 -72.6%
2002 43.1 +635.1%
2003 105.05 +143.8%
2004 48.79 -53.6%
2005 242.62 +397.3%
2006 56.19 -76.8%
2007 116.06 +106.5%
2008 43.04 -62.9%
2009 30.64 -28.8%
2010 130.5 +325.9%
2011 26.37 -79.8%
2012 87.72 +232.6%
2013 54.73 -37.6%
2014 48.77 -10.9%
2015 57.14 +17.2%
2016 65.78 +15.1%
2017 21.7 -67.0%
2018 60.59 +179.2%
2019 72.62 +19.9%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 72.62 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2, 36.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 72.62 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.43, 9.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires 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.

YearChange FromTo
2002 +635.1% 5.86 43.1

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 97.32 77.06 165.98 10
2000s 71.28 5.86 242.62 10
2010s 62.59 21.7 130.5 10

Countries ranked near Peru

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  4. 41 Guatemala 67.91 compare
  5. 42 Nicaragua 55.08 compare
  6. 43 Belize 35.87 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires in Peru?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires in Peru was 72.62 in 2019, according to FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 242.62 in 2005.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 5.86 in 2001.
How does Peru rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires?
Peru ranks 40th out of 209 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 137.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires
Source
FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 6,120 data points, 1990–2019
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The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated from agriculture and forest land. They consist of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from crop and livestock activities, forest management and include land use and land use change processes. Data are computed at Tier 1 of the IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Estimates are available by country, with global coverage for the period 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories of emissions or 1990–2019 for others. The database is updated annually. The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O and CO2 emissions/removals and their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 106 kg). The latter are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014).