Guyana vs South Africa: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Guyana
0.0187 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0133 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Guyana rank
54th
South Africa rank
56th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Guyana
- South Africa
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 0.0187 ha per square kilometre against 0.0133 ha per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0054 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
Guyana ranks 54th and South Africa ranks 56th of 186 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0299 ha per square kilometre | 0.0846 ha per square kilometre | 0.0547 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0143 ha per square kilometre | 0.0318 ha per square kilometre | 0.0175 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | 0.03 ha per square kilometre | 0.0123 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0108 ha per square kilometre | 0.0169 ha per square kilometre | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Guyana or South Africa?
- Guyana, at 0.0187 ha per square kilometre against 0.0133 ha per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Guyana and South Africa?
- 0.0054 ha per square kilometre, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and South Africa rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Guyana ranks 54th and South Africa ranks 56th 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.