Argentina vs Guyana: Forest fires — Burned Area
Argentina
22,114 ha
in 2024
Guyana
23,596 ha
in 2024
Argentina rank
42nd
Guyana rank
41st
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Argentina
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 23,596 ha against 22,114 ha in Argentina, a difference of 1,482 ha.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 42nd and Guyana ranks 41st of 219 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 200,741 ha | 5,884 ha | 194,857 ha | Argentina |
| 2000s | 128,874 ha | 2,813 ha | 126,061 ha | Argentina |
| 2010s | 72,175 ha | 3,471 ha | 68,704 ha | Argentina |
| 2020s | 117,165 ha | 6,549 ha | 110,616 ha | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Argentina or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 23,596 ha against 22,114 ha in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Argentina and Guyana?
- 1,482 ha, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Guyana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Guyana rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Argentina ranks 42nd and Guyana ranks 41st of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.