Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) was 0.0058 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita in Guatemala, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 0.0058 ha per person for humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 603.5% on the previous year and up 3,128.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Guatemala peaked at 0.0261 ha per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 ha per person, in 2014.
Guatemala ranks 20th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0065 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0063 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0061 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.006 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0058 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0057 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0069 ha per person | +22.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0047 ha per person | -32.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0178 ha per person | +280.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0049 ha per person | -72.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0114 ha per person | +133.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 ha per person | -97.0% |
| 2002 | 0.002 ha per person | +479.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0261 ha per person | +1211.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 ha per person | -98.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0156 ha per person | +2823.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0018 ha per person | -88.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0056 ha per person | +219.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0021 ha per person | -62.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0064 ha per person | +208.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0018 ha per person | -72.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0013 ha per person | -26.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 ha per person | -37.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0026 ha per person | +221.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 ha per person | -93.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 ha per person | +707.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0022 ha per person | +52.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 ha per person | -24.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 ha per person | -86.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 ha per person | +491.0% |
| 2020 | 0.003 ha per person | +128.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 ha per person | -90.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 ha per person | +86.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 ha per person | +60.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0058 ha per person | +603.5% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.0058 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 ha per person, 1233.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +2823.5% | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0156 ha per person |
| 2003 | +1211.7% | 0.002 ha per person | 0.0261 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0071 ha per person | 0.0047 ha per person | 0.0178 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0072 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0261 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0026 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0021 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0058 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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 humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Guatemala?
- Humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Guatemala was 0.0058 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0261 ha per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per person in 2014.
- How does Guatemala rank for humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 20th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,128.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Humid tropical forest — 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.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Humid tropical forest — 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
Humid tropical forest — 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.