Gabon vs Guyana: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Gabon
24,961 ha
in 2024
Guyana
23,296 ha
in 2024
Gabon rank
29th
Guyana rank
31st
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Gabon
- Guyana
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 24,961 ha against 23,296 ha in Guyana, a difference of 1,665 ha.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 29th and Guyana ranks 31st of 218 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 3 and Guyana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,034 ha | 5,721 ha | 686.72 ha | Guyana |
| 2000s | 5,350 ha | 2,625 ha | 2,725 ha | Gabon |
| 2010s | 5,712 ha | 3,197 ha | 2,515 ha | Gabon |
| 2020s | 10,591 ha | 6,151 ha | 4,440 ha | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Gabon or Guyana?
- Gabon, at 24,961 ha against 23,296 ha in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Gabon and Guyana?
- 1,665 ha, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Guyana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Guyana rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Gabon ranks 29th and Guyana ranks 31st 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.