Guatemala vs Zimbabwe: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
Guatemala
124,055 ha
in 2024
Zimbabwe
193,666 ha
in 2024
Guatemala rank
42nd
Zimbabwe rank
40th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Guatemala
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 193,666 ha against 124,055 ha in Guatemala, a difference of 69,611 ha.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.6 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Guatemala ranks 42nd and Zimbabwe ranks 40th of 221 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98,471 ha | 1.87 million ha | 1.78 million ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 179,326 ha | 589,836 ha | 410,510 ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 113,813 ha | 474,971 ha | 361,158 ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 84,797 ha | 190,427 ha | 105,630 ha | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, Guatemala or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 193,666 ha against 124,055 ha in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between Guatemala and Zimbabwe?
- 69,611 ha, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Zimbabwe rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?
- Guatemala ranks 42nd and Zimbabwe ranks 40th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna and woody savanna — 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.