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

Guyana
0.0168 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Peru
0.0137 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Guyana rank
41st
Peru rank
42nd

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

  • Guyana
  • Peru
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How they compare

Guyana currently reports 0.0168 ha per square kilometre against 0.0137 ha per square kilometre in Peru, a difference of 0.0031 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Guyana's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 41st and Peru ranks 42nd of 185 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Peru Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0291 ha per square kilometre 0.0128 ha per square kilometre 0.0162 ha per square kilometre Guyana
2000s 0.0133 ha per square kilometre 0.0182 ha per square kilometre 0.0049 ha per square kilometre Peru
2010s 0.0162 ha per square kilometre 0.0138 ha per square kilometre 0.0024 ha per square kilometre Guyana
2020s 0.0088 ha per square kilometre 0.0161 ha per square kilometre 0.0073 ha per square kilometre Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre, Guyana or Peru?
Guyana, at 0.0168 ha per square kilometre against 0.0137 ha per square kilometre in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Guyana and Peru?
0.0031 ha per square kilometre, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Peru?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Guyana and Peru rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
Guyana ranks 41st and Peru ranks 42nd 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.