Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Guyana
Guyana: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0187 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Guyana, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 0.0187 ha per square kilometre for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 1,955.6% on the previous year and up 142.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Guyana peaked at 0.1099 ha per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 ha per square kilometre, in 2022.
Guyana ranks 54th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Guyana, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0224 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0224 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0224 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0224 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0224 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0224 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0191 ha per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1997 | 0.026 ha per square kilometre | +36.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1099 ha per square kilometre | +322.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0094 ha per square kilometre | -91.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0096 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0764 ha per square kilometre | +551.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | -90.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0112 ha per square kilometre | +58.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | -67.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | +131.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0456 ha per square kilometre | +526.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | -94.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | +116.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | +31.5% |
| 2014 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0249 ha per square kilometre | +209.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0358 ha per square kilometre | +44.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | -94.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | +221.1% |
| 2019 | 0.037 ha per square kilometre | +459.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0218 ha per square kilometre | -41.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | -91.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -52.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0187 ha per square kilometre | +1955.6% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.0187 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0048 ha per square kilometre, 3.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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 | +1955.6% | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0187 ha per square kilometre |
| 2003 | +551.9% | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre | 0.0764 ha per square kilometre |
| 2010 | +526.9% | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | 0.0456 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0299 ha per square kilometre | 0.0094 ha per square kilometre | 0.1099 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0143 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | 0.0764 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | 0.0456 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0108 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0218 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 51 Australia 0.0209 ha per square kilometre compare
- 52 Rwanda 0.0199 ha per square kilometre compare
- 53 Zimbabwe 0.0199 ha per square kilometre compare
- 55 Peru 0.016 ha per square kilometre compare
- 56 South Africa 0.0133 ha per square kilometre compare
- 57 Panama 0.0121 ha per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Guyana?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Guyana was 0.0187 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1099 ha per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Guyana rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Guyana ranks 54th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 142.9%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — 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.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.