Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Guatemala
Guatemala: Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.2441 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Guatemala, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Guatemala is 0.2441 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Guatemala peaked at 0.3124 ha per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0044 ha per square kilometre, in 1996.
That places Guatemala 51st out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1625 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1625 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1625 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1625 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1625 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1625 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | -97.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | +84.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1379 ha per square kilometre | +1607.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0316 ha per square kilometre | -77.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0689 ha per square kilometre | +118.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0371 ha per square kilometre | -46.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1034 ha per square kilometre | +178.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2118 ha per square kilometre | +104.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0581 ha per square kilometre | -72.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1407 ha per square kilometre | +142.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1098 ha per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2336 ha per square kilometre | +112.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1216 ha per square kilometre | -48.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1735 ha per square kilometre | +42.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1469 ha per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1605 ha per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1878 ha per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2268 ha per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2066 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2667 ha per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3124 ha per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2017 | 0.21 ha per square kilometre | -32.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1718 ha per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2132 ha per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2238 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.196 ha per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2285 ha per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2441 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.2441 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0191 ha per square kilometre, 12.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.2441 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0315 ha per square kilometre, 7.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Guatemala 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +1607.3% | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | 0.1379 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1157 ha per square kilometre | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | 0.1625 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1258 ha per square kilometre | 0.0371 ha per square kilometre | 0.2336 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2103 ha per square kilometre | 0.1469 ha per square kilometre | 0.3124 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2231 ha per square kilometre | 0.196 ha per square kilometre | 0.2441 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 48 Niger 0.2911 ha per square kilometre compare
- 49 Kazakhstan 0.2848 ha per square kilometre compare
- 50 Mauritania 0.2449 ha per square kilometre compare
- 52 Sierra Leone 0.2085 ha per square kilometre compare
- 53 Iraq 0.1603 ha per square kilometre compare
- 54 Costa Rica 0.1491 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Guatemala
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 248.53 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 11,983 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,365 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,617 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 12.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 307.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,636 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,566 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 69.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.91 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Guatemala?
- Grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Guatemala was 0.2441 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3124 ha per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0044 ha per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Guatemala rank for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Guatemala ranks 51st out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is grassland — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grassland — 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.
Grassland — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Grassland — 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
Grassland — 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.