Cameroon vs Guatemala: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Cameroon
90,512 ha
in 2024
Guatemala
106,987 ha
in 2024
Cameroon rank
19th
Guatemala rank
17th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Cameroon
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 106,987 ha against 90,512 ha in Cameroon, a difference of 16,475 ha.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 19th and Guatemala ranks 17th of 218 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 154,847 ha | 72,972 ha | 81,874 ha | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 183,301 ha | 91,945 ha | 91,356 ha | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 120,988 ha | 21,145 ha | 99,843 ha | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 136,425 ha | 37,460 ha | 98,965 ha | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Cameroon or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 106,987 ha against 90,512 ha in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Cameroon and Guatemala?
- 16,475 ha, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guatemala?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Guatemala rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Cameroon ranks 19th and Guatemala ranks 17th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Humid tropical forest — 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.