Cameroon vs Guatemala: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)

Cameroon
0.2028 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Guatemala
0.1398 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Cameroon rank
16th
Guatemala rank
19th

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

  • Cameroon
  • Guatemala
0123199020062023

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.2028 ha per square kilometre against 0.1398 ha per square kilometre in Guatemala, a difference of 0.063 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.5 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guatemala ahead.

Cameroon ranks 16th and Guatemala ranks 19th of 185 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Guatemala in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Guatemala Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3276 ha per square kilometre 0.681 ha per square kilometre 0.3534 ha per square kilometre Guatemala
2000s 0.3878 ha per square kilometre 0.858 ha per square kilometre 0.4703 ha per square kilometre Guatemala
2010s 0.2559 ha per square kilometre 0.1973 ha per square kilometre 0.0586 ha per square kilometre Cameroon
2020s 0.3129 ha per square kilometre 0.1874 ha per square kilometre 0.1255 ha per square kilometre Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre, Cameroon or Guatemala?
Cameroon, at 0.2028 ha per square kilometre against 0.1398 ha per square kilometre in Guatemala as of 2023.
What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Cameroon and Guatemala?
0.063 ha per square kilometre, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guatemala?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Guatemala rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
Cameroon ranks 16th and Guatemala ranks 19th 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.