Guyana vs Indonesia: Forest fires — Burned Area
Guyana
23,596 ha
in 2024
Indonesia
27,697 ha
in 2024
Guyana rank
41st
Indonesia rank
39th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Guyana
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 27,697 ha against 23,596 ha in Guyana, a difference of 4,101 ha.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.2 times Guyana's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.
Guyana ranks 41st and Indonesia ranks 39th of 219 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,884 ha | 960,045 ha | 954,162 ha | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 2,813 ha | 268,871 ha | 266,058 ha | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 3,471 ha | 229,424 ha | 225,953 ha | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 6,549 ha | 53,954 ha | 47,406 ha | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Guyana or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 27,697 ha against 23,596 ha in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Guyana and Indonesia?
- 4,101 ha, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Indonesia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Indonesia rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Guyana ranks 41st and Indonesia ranks 39th 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.