Australia vs Guatemala: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita

Australia
0.0046 ha per person
in 2024
Guatemala
0.0063 ha per person
in 2024
Australia rank
23rd
Guatemala rank
21st

Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Guatemala
00.050.10.15199020072024

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 0.0063 ha per person against 0.0046 ha per person in Australia, a difference of 0.0017 ha per person.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.4 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 23rd and Guatemala ranks 21st of 186 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Guatemala Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0337 ha per person 0.0073 ha per person 0.0264 ha per person Australia
2000s 0.0245 ha per person 0.0073 ha per person 0.0172 ha per person Australia
2010s 0.0236 ha per person 0.0015 ha per person 0.0221 ha per person Australia
2020s 0.0172 ha per person 0.0022 ha per person 0.015 ha per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per capita, Australia or Guatemala?
Guatemala, at 0.0063 ha per person against 0.0046 ha per person in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per capita between Australia and Guatemala?
0.0017 ha per person, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Guatemala?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Australia and Guatemala rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
Australia ranks 23rd and Guatemala ranks 21st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 6,434 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.