Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Guatemala
Guatemala: Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.3205 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Guatemala, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Guatemala is 0.3205 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 14.6% on the previous year and down 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Guatemala peaked at 0.6286 ha per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0737 ha per square kilometre, in 1997.
That places Guatemala 34th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3319 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.3319 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3319 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3319 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3319 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3319 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0934 ha per square kilometre | -71.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0737 ha per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 1998 | 0.53 ha per square kilometre | +619.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1274 ha per square kilometre | -76.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4557 ha per square kilometre | +257.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1257 ha per square kilometre | -72.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3881 ha per square kilometre | +208.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6147 ha per square kilometre | +58.4% |
| 2004 | 0.172 ha per square kilometre | -72.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5404 ha per square kilometre | +214.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2878 ha per square kilometre | -46.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6286 ha per square kilometre | +118.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2549 ha per square kilometre | -59.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4032 ha per square kilometre | +58.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3326 ha per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3603 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3781 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5649 ha per square kilometre | +49.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3034 ha per square kilometre | -46.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2515 ha per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3775 ha per square kilometre | +50.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3419 ha per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2249 ha per square kilometre | -34.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3074 ha per square kilometre | +36.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3627 ha per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2435 ha per square kilometre | -32.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2796 ha per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3205 ha per square kilometre | +14.6% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.3205 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0081 ha per square kilometre, 39.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.3205 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.048 ha per square kilometre, 6.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna — 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 | +619.0% | 0.0737 ha per square kilometre | 0.53 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2816 ha per square kilometre | 0.0737 ha per square kilometre | 0.53 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3871 ha per square kilometre | 0.1257 ha per square kilometre | 0.6286 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3442 ha per square kilometre | 0.2249 ha per square kilometre | 0.5649 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3016 ha per square kilometre | 0.2435 ha per square kilometre | 0.3627 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 31 Belize 0.5093 ha per square kilometre compare
- 32 Greece 0.4178 ha per square kilometre compare
- 33 Myanmar 0.3959 ha per square kilometre compare
- 35 Thailand 0.2443 ha per square kilometre compare
- 36 Madagascar 0.2318 ha per square kilometre compare
- 37 Rwanda 0.2313 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 savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Guatemala?
- Savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Guatemala was 0.3205 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6286 ha per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0737 ha per square kilometre in 1997.
- How does Guatemala rank for savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Guatemala ranks 34th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.3%. 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 Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna — 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.
Savanna — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Savanna — 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
Savanna — 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.