Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Peru
Peru: Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year was 0.0473 in 2026. ▼ Falling
Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Peru, 2012–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2026, share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Peru stood at 0.0473. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 83.5% on the previous year and down 95.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Peru peaked at 0.9981 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0473, in 2026.
Peru ranks 123rd of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7221 | 0.4963 | 0.9974 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.6157 | 0.0473 | 0.9981 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 120 Mauritania 0.0511 compare
- 121 Brunei Darussalam 0.0508 compare
- 122 Türkiye 0.0504 compare
- 124 Turkmenistan 0.0447 compare
- 125 Hungary 0.0439 compare
- 126 Algeria 0.0427 compare
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 share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Peru?
- Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Peru was 0.0473 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9981 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0473 in 2026.
- How does Peru rank for share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year?
- Peru ranks 123rd out of 229 countries with data for 2026.
- Is share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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