Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Guyana
Guyana: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0284 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Guyana, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Guyana stood at 0.0284 ha per person. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 493.4% on the previous year and up 1,253.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Guyana peaked at 0.0284 ha per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 ha per person, in 2022.
Guyana ranks 6th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Guyana, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0059 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0059 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0059 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0059 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0058 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0058 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0049 ha per person | -15.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0067 ha per person | +35.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0283 ha per person | +321.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0024 ha per person | -91.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0022 ha per person | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0025 ha per person | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 0.003 ha per person | +22.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0197 ha per person | +552.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0018 ha per person | -90.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0029 ha per person | +58.8% |
| 2006 | 0.001 ha per person | -66.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0011 ha per person | +18.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 ha per person | -27.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0019 ha per person | +131.8% |
| 2010 | 0.012 ha per person | +529.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 ha per person | -94.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 ha per person | +116.0% |
| 2013 | 0.002 ha per person | +30.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0021 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0065 ha per person | +207.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0092 ha per person | +43.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 ha per person | -94.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0016 ha per person | +211.7% |
| 2019 | 0.009 ha per person | +447.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0057 ha per person | -36.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 ha per person | -91.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 ha per person | -53.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0048 ha per person | +1943.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0284 ha per person | +493.4% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.0284 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 151.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Guyana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +1943.8% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0048 ha per person |
| 2003 | +552.3% | 0.003 ha per person | 0.0197 ha per person |
| 2010 | +529.3% | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.012 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0078 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0283 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0037 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0197 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.012 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0079 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0284 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More climate change data for Guyana
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 13.90 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 466.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 157.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 308.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.5936 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,013 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 121.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 891.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.4587 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per capita in Guyana?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Guyana was 0.0284 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0284 ha per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per person in 2022.
- How does Guyana rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Guyana ranks 6th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,253.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.