Guyana vs Liberia: Forest fires — Burned Area
Guyana
23,596 ha
in 2024
Liberia
21,332 ha
in 2024
Guyana rank
41st
Liberia rank
43rd
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Guyana
- Liberia
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 23,596 ha against 21,332 ha in Liberia, a difference of 2,264 ha.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Liberia ahead.
Guyana ranks 41st and Liberia ranks 43rd of 219 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,884 ha | 14,219 ha | 8,335 ha | Liberia |
| 2000s | 2,813 ha | 20,535 ha | 17,721 ha | Liberia |
| 2010s | 3,471 ha | 35,268 ha | 31,797 ha | Liberia |
| 2020s | 6,549 ha | 10,204 ha | 3,656 ha | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Guyana or Liberia?
- Guyana, at 23,596 ha against 21,332 ha in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Guyana and Liberia?
- 2,264 ha, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Liberia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Liberia rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Guyana ranks 41st and Liberia ranks 43rd 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.