Belize vs Guatemala: Grassland — Burned Area
Belize
18,998 ha
in 2024
Guatemala
29,688 ha
in 2024
Belize rank
64th
Guatemala rank
61st
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Belize
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 29,688 ha against 18,998 ha in Belize, a difference of 10,690 ha.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.6 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guatemala ahead.
Belize ranks 64th and Guatemala ranks 61st of 220 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,489 ha | 12,398 ha | 5,909 ha | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 8,402 ha | 13,485 ha | 5,084 ha | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 12,334 ha | 22,531 ha | 10,197 ha | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 14,604 ha | 25,063 ha | 10,459 ha | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Belize or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 29,688 ha against 18,998 ha in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Belize and Guatemala?
- 10,690 ha, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Guatemala?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Guatemala rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Belize ranks 64th and Guatemala ranks 61st of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Grassland — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.