Guatemala vs India: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Guatemala
0.1493 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
India
0.1717 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Guatemala rank
25th
India rank
23rd

Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Guatemala
  • India
0123199020062023

How they compare

India currently reports 0.1717 ha per square kilometre against 0.1493 ha per square kilometre in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0224 ha per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 25th and India ranks 23rd of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and India in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala India Difference Ahead
1990s 0.7026 ha per square kilometre 0.1631 ha per square kilometre 0.5394 ha per square kilometre Guatemala
2000s 0.8718 ha per square kilometre 0.2026 ha per square kilometre 0.6692 ha per square kilometre Guatemala
2010s 0.2134 ha per square kilometre 0.3325 ha per square kilometre 0.1191 ha per square kilometre India
2020s 0.2037 ha per square kilometre 0.2844 ha per square kilometre 0.0807 ha per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Guatemala or India?
India, at 0.1717 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 Guatemala and India?
0.0224 ha per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and India?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and India rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
Guatemala ranks 25th and India ranks 23rd 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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Indicator
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 6,245 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.