Brazil vs Guatemala: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Brazil
0.1883 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Guatemala
0.1493 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
22nd
Guatemala rank
25th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Brazil
- Guatemala
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.1883 ha per square kilometre against 0.1493 ha per square kilometre in Guatemala, a difference of 0.039 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guatemala ahead.
Brazil ranks 22nd and Guatemala ranks 25th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Guatemala in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2118 ha per square kilometre | 0.7026 ha per square kilometre | 0.4907 ha per square kilometre | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 0.2414 ha per square kilometre | 0.8718 ha per square kilometre | 0.6304 ha per square kilometre | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 0.2092 ha per square kilometre | 0.2134 ha per square kilometre | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 0.2507 ha per square kilometre | 0.2037 ha per square kilometre | 0.047 ha per square kilometre | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Brazil or Guatemala?
- Brazil, at 0.1883 ha per square kilometre against 0.1493 ha per square kilometre in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Brazil and Guatemala?
- 0.039 ha per square kilometre, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Guatemala?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Guatemala rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 22nd and Guatemala ranks 25th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.