Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Guyana
Guyana: Grassland — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0806 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Guyana, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 0.0806 ha per person for grassland — burned area, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 18.0% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per capita in Guyana peaked at 0.1134 ha per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 ha per person, in 2000.
Guyana ranks 17th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Guyana, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0489 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.049 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0489 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0487 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0485 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0483 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0025 ha per person | -94.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0039 ha per person | +57.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0048 ha per person | +25.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0018 ha per person | -63.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0012 ha per person | -32.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0156 ha per person | +1198.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0401 ha per person | +157.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0557 ha per person | +38.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0819 ha per person | +47.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0436 ha per person | -46.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0454 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0603 ha per person | +33.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0282 ha per person | -53.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0493 ha per person | +74.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0293 ha per person | -40.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0471 ha per person | +60.8% |
| 2012 | 0.058 ha per person | +22.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0627 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0686 ha per person | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1134 ha per person | +65.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0446 ha per person | -60.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0928 ha per person | +108.2% |
| 2018 | 0.041 ha per person | -55.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0522 ha per person | +27.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1047 ha per person | +100.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0231 ha per person | -77.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0201 ha per person | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0983 ha per person | +388.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0806 ha per person | -18.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.0806 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0006 ha per person, 124.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +1198.1% | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0156 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0305 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.049 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0421 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0819 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.061 ha per person | 0.0293 ha per person | 0.1134 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0654 ha per person | 0.0201 ha per person | 0.1047 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 grassland — burned area, per capita in Guyana?
- Grassland — burned area, per capita in Guyana was 0.0806 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1134 ha per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for grassland — burned area, per capita?
- Guyana ranks 17th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. 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 Grassland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grassland — 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.
Grassland — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grassland — 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
Grassland — 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.