Gabon vs Guyana: Savanna — Burned Area
Gabon
89,521 ha
in 2024
Guyana
72,498 ha
in 2024
Gabon rank
40th
Guyana rank
41st
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Gabon
- Guyana
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 89,521 ha against 72,498 ha in Guyana, a difference of 17,023 ha.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.2 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 40th and Guyana ranks 41st of 221 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38,925 ha | 7,407 ha | 31,518 ha | Gabon |
| 2000s | 24,452 ha | 7,757 ha | 16,694 ha | Gabon |
| 2010s | 35,832 ha | 9,400 ha | 26,432 ha | Gabon |
| 2020s | 40,895 ha | 22,570 ha | 18,324 ha | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Gabon or Guyana?
- Gabon, at 89,521 ha against 72,498 ha in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Gabon and Guyana?
- 17,023 ha, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Guyana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Guyana rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Gabon ranks 40th and Guyana ranks 41st of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as 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.