Guatemala vs Southern Africa: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Guatemala
106,987 ha
in 2024
Southern Africa
171.44 ha
in 2024
Guatemala rank
17th
Southern Africa rank
19th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Guatemala
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 106,987 ha against 171.44 ha in Southern Africa, a difference of 106,816 ha.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 624.1 times Southern Africa's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Guatemala has been ahead every year.
Guatemala ranks 17th and Southern Africa ranks 19th of 218 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72,972 ha | 1,243 ha | 71,729 ha | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 91,945 ha | 857.32 ha | 91,088 ha | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 21,145 ha | 872.22 ha | 20,273 ha | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 37,460 ha | 124.29 ha | 37,336 ha | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Guatemala or Southern Africa?
- Guatemala, at 106,987 ha against 171.44 ha in Southern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Guatemala and Southern Africa?
- 106,816 ha, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Southern Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Southern Africa rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Guatemala ranks 17th and Southern Africa ranks 19th 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.