Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) in Guyana
Guyana: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) was 0.028 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita in Guyana, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Guyana stood at 0.028 ha per person.
That represents a change of up 552.9% on the previous year and up 1,398.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Guyana peaked at 0.0282 ha per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 ha per person, in 2022.
Guyana ranks 5th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Guyana, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0056 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0056 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0056 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0055 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0055 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0055 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0049 ha per person | -11.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0066 ha per person | +35.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0282 ha per person | +326.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0024 ha per person | -91.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0022 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0022 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0028 ha per person | +25.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0192 ha per person | +591.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0018 ha per person | -90.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0021 ha per person | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 ha per person | -61.2% |
| 2007 | 0.001 ha per person | +27.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 ha per person | -53.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0019 ha per person | +289.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0117 ha per person | +522.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 ha per person | -96.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0013 ha per person | +174.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0019 ha per person | +49.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0019 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0055 ha per person | +192.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0085 ha per person | +55.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 ha per person | -95.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 ha per person | +267.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0087 ha per person | +510.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0045 ha per person | -48.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 ha per person | -95.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 ha per person | -25.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0043 ha per person | +2650.9% |
| 2024 | 0.028 ha per person | +552.9% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.028 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 ha per person, 5947.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area 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 | +2650.9% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0043 ha per person |
| 2003 | +591.4% | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0192 ha per person |
| 2024 | +552.9% | 0.0043 ha per person | 0.028 ha per person |
| 2010 | +522.1% | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0117 ha per person |
| 2019 | +510.3% | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0087 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0075 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0282 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0192 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0042 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0117 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0074 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.028 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 humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Guyana?
- Humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Guyana was 0.028 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0282 ha per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per person in 2022.
- How does Guyana rank for humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita?
- Guyana ranks 5th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,398.8%. 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 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.