Caribbean vs Guatemala: Forest fires — Burned Area
Caribbean
13,704 ha
in 2024
Guatemala
115,586 ha
in 2024
Caribbean rank
24th
Guatemala rank
23rd
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Caribbean
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 115,586 ha against 13,704 ha in Caribbean, a difference of 101,882 ha.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 8.4 times Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guatemala ahead.
Caribbean ranks 24th and Guatemala ranks 23rd of 31 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,341 ha | 75,286 ha | 58,946 ha | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 15,367 ha | 93,423 ha | 78,056 ha | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 13,668 ha | 22,867 ha | 9,199 ha | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 16,713 ha | 40,579 ha | 23,866 ha | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Caribbean or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 115,586 ha against 13,704 ha in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Caribbean and Guatemala?
- 101,882 ha, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Guatemala?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and Guatemala rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Caribbean ranks 24th and Guatemala ranks 23rd of 31 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.