Guatemala vs Portugal: Savanna — Burned Area
Guatemala
30,073 ha
in 2024
Portugal
33,014 ha
in 2024
Guatemala rank
56th
Portugal rank
54th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Guatemala
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 33,014 ha against 30,073 ha in Guatemala, a difference of 2,941 ha.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 56th and Portugal ranks 54th of 221 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30,176 ha | 16,568 ha | 13,607 ha | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 41,484 ha | 26,744 ha | 14,740 ha | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 36,889 ha | 26,577 ha | 10,312 ha | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 31,869 ha | 16,905 ha | 14,963 ha | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Guatemala or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 33,014 ha against 30,073 ha in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Guatemala and Portugal?
- 2,941 ha, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Portugal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Portugal rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Guatemala ranks 56th and Portugal ranks 54th 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.