Chad vs Guatemala: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Chad
82,234 ha
in 2024
Guatemala
106,987 ha
in 2024
Chad rank
20th
Guatemala rank
17th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Chad
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 106,987 ha against 82,234 ha in Chad, a difference of 24,753 ha.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.3 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 20th and Guatemala ranks 17th of 218 countries.
Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 129,522 ha | 72,972 ha | 56,549 ha | Chad |
| 2000s | 180,246 ha | 91,945 ha | 88,301 ha | Chad |
| 2010s | 229,373 ha | 21,145 ha | 208,228 ha | Chad |
| 2020s | 117,076 ha | 37,460 ha | 79,616 ha | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Chad or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 106,987 ha against 82,234 ha in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Chad and Guatemala?
- 24,753 ha, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Guatemala?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Guatemala rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Chad ranks 20th 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.