Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Guyana
Guyana: Savanna — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0872 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Guyana, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 0.0872 ha per person for savanna — burned area, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 135.4% on the previous year and up 1,268.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area, per capita in Guyana peaked at 0.0872 ha per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per person, in 2022.
Guyana ranks 11th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Guyana, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0137 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0137 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0137 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0136 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0136 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0135 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0027 ha per person | -79.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0038 ha per person | +39.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0078 ha per person | +105.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0022 ha per person | -72.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0019 ha per person | -13.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0015 ha per person | -20.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0045 ha per person | +202.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0571 ha per person | +1174.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0044 ha per person | -92.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0145 ha per person | +227.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0016 ha per person | -88.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0024 ha per person | +51.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0045 ha per person | +84.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0096 ha per person | +114.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0281 ha per person | +193.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 ha per person | -94.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0098 ha per person | +512.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0035 ha per person | -64.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0064 ha per person | +80.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0208 ha per person | +226.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0228 ha per person | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 ha per person | -97.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0087 ha per person | +1321.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0202 ha per person | +132.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0101 ha per person | -50.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 ha per person | -82.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 ha per person | -94.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0371 ha per person | +35524.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0872 ha per person | +135.4% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.0872 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0009 ha per person, 92.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +35524.5% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0371 ha per person |
| 2018 | +1321.0% | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0087 ha per person |
| 2003 | +1174.1% | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.0571 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0098 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0137 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0102 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0571 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0123 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0281 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0273 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0872 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 savanna — burned area, per capita in Guyana?
- Savanna — burned area, per capita in Guyana was 0.0872 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0872 ha per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per person in 2022.
- How does Guyana rank for savanna — burned area, per capita?
- Guyana ranks 11th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,268.2%. 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 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.