Guatemala vs India: Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square

Guatemala
8.04 t per square kilometre
in 2023
India
8.8 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Guatemala rank
25th
India rank
23rd

Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square over time

  • Guatemala
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 8.8 t per square kilometre against 8.04 t per square kilometre in Guatemala, a difference of 0.76 t 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 37.98 t per square kilometre 8.44 t per square kilometre 29.53 t per square kilometre Guatemala
2000s 47.12 t per square kilometre 10.44 t per square kilometre 36.68 t per square kilometre Guatemala
2010s 11.49 t per square kilometre 17.05 t per square kilometre 5.57 t per square kilometre India
2020s 10.96 t per square kilometre 14.55 t per square kilometre 3.59 t per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), Guatemala or India?
India, at 8.8 t per square kilometre against 8.04 t per square kilometre in Guatemala as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Guatemala and India?
0.76 t 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 — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
Guatemala ranks 25th and India ranks 23rd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre
Unit
t 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.