Congo vs Guatemala: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Congo
0.13 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Guatemala
0.1398 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
20th
Guatemala rank
19th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Congo
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 0.1398 ha per square kilometre against 0.13 ha per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 0.0098 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guatemala ahead.
Congo ranks 20th and Guatemala ranks 19th of 185 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1313 ha per square kilometre | 0.681 ha per square kilometre | 0.5497 ha per square kilometre | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 0.1246 ha per square kilometre | 0.858 ha per square kilometre | 0.7335 ha per square kilometre | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 0.1677 ha per square kilometre | 0.1973 ha per square kilometre | 0.0296 ha per square kilometre | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 0.1604 ha per square kilometre | 0.1874 ha per square kilometre | 0.0269 ha per square kilometre | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre, Congo or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 0.1398 ha per square kilometre against 0.13 ha per square kilometre in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Congo and Guatemala?
- 0.0098 ha per square kilometre, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Guatemala?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Guatemala rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 20th 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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About this data
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.