Guatemala vs Nicaragua: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita
Guatemala
0.0063 ha per person
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.009 ha per person
in 2023
Guatemala rank
21st
Nicaragua rank
19th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita over time
- Guatemala
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.009 ha per person against 0.0063 ha per person in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0027 ha per person.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.4 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 21st and Nicaragua ranks 19th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0073 ha per person | 0.0044 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 0.0073 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0051 ha per person | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0037 ha per person | 0.0025 ha per person | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per capita, Guatemala or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 0.009 ha per person against 0.0063 ha per person in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per capita between Guatemala and Nicaragua?
- 0.0027 ha per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Nicaragua?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Guatemala and Nicaragua rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 21st and Nicaragua ranks 19th 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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About this data
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.