Benin vs Guyana: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)

Benin
0.0214 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Guyana
0.0168 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
40th
Guyana rank
41st

Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time

  • Benin
  • Guyana
00.10.20.30.40.5199020062023

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.0214 ha per square kilometre against 0.0168 ha per square kilometre in Guyana, a difference of 0.0046 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.3 times Guyana's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 40th and Guyana ranks 41st of 185 countries.

Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Guyana Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1885 ha per square kilometre 0.0291 ha per square kilometre 0.1594 ha per square kilometre Benin
2000s 0.131 ha per square kilometre 0.0133 ha per square kilometre 0.1177 ha per square kilometre Benin
2010s 0.0423 ha per square kilometre 0.0162 ha per square kilometre 0.0261 ha per square kilometre Benin
2020s 0.0216 ha per square kilometre 0.0088 ha per square kilometre 0.0128 ha per square kilometre Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre, Benin or Guyana?
Benin, at 0.0214 ha per square kilometre against 0.0168 ha per square kilometre in Guyana as of 2023.
What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Benin and Guyana?
0.0046 ha per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guyana?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Benin and Guyana rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
Benin ranks 40th and Guyana ranks 41st of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 6,179 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Humid tropical forest — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.