Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Guatemala
Guatemala: Savanna — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0016 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Guatemala, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna — burned area, per capita in Guatemala is 0.0016 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 13.8% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area, per capita in Guatemala peaked at 0.0053 ha per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 ha per person, in 1997.
That places Guatemala 56th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0039 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0038 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0037 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0036 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0035 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0034 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 ha per person | -72.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 ha per person | -23.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0051 ha per person | +600.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 ha per person | -76.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0042 ha per person | +249.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0011 ha per person | -73.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0034 ha per person | +201.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0053 ha per person | +54.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0014 ha per person | -72.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0044 ha per person | +207.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0023 ha per person | -47.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0049 ha per person | +113.8% |
| 2008 | 0.002 ha per person | -60.3% |
| 2009 | 0.003 ha per person | +55.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0025 ha per person | -19.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0026 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0027 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0039 ha per person | +46.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0021 ha per person | -47.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0017 ha per person | -18.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0025 ha per person | +47.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 ha per person | -35.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 ha per person | +34.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0022 ha per person | +16.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0015 ha per person | -33.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0017 ha per person | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0019 ha per person | +12.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0016 ha per person | -13.8% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.0016 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 14.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.0016 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0009 ha per person, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna — Burned Area, per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +600.8% | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0051 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.003 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0051 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0032 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0053 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0039 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0022 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 savanna — burned area, per capita in Guatemala?
- Savanna — burned area, per capita in Guatemala was 0.0016 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0053 ha per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 ha per person in 1997.
- How does Guatemala rank for savanna — burned area, per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 56th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna — 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.
Savanna — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna — 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
Savanna — 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.