Savanna fires — Burned Area in Guyana
Guyana: Savanna fires — Burned Area was 177,028 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Guyana, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 177,028 ha for savanna fires — burned area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 40.9% on the previous year and up 198.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area in Guyana peaked at 177,028 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,645 ha, in 2000.
That places Guyana 55th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Guyana, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 53,324 ha | — |
| 1991 | 53,324 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 53,324 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 53,324 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 53,324 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 53,324 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5,263 ha | -90.1% |
| 1997 | 7,629 ha | +45.0% |
| 1998 | 14,130 ha | +85.2% |
| 1999 | 4,102 ha | -71.0% |
| 2000 | 2,645 ha | -35.5% |
| 2001 | 16,841 ha | +536.7% |
| 2002 | 41,076 ha | +143.9% |
| 2003 | 120,392 ha | +193.1% |
| 2004 | 70,739 ha | -41.2% |
| 2005 | 49,091 ha | -30.6% |
| 2006 | 39,216 ha | -20.1% |
| 2007 | 50,158 ha | +27.9% |
| 2008 | 26,073 ha | -48.0% |
| 2009 | 53,024 ha | +103.4% |
| 2010 | 53,796 ha | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 39,622 ha | -26.3% |
| 2012 | 55,417 ha | +39.9% |
| 2013 | 52,082 ha | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 59,220 ha | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 110,449 ha | +86.5% |
| 2016 | 56,359 ha | -49.0% |
| 2017 | 72,341 ha | +28.4% |
| 2018 | 40,884 ha | -43.5% |
| 2019 | 68,177 ha | +66.8% |
| 2020 | 97,432 ha | +42.9% |
| 2021 | 20,516 ha | -78.9% |
| 2022 | 16,627 ha | -19.0% |
| 2023 | 125,603 ha | +655.4% |
| 2024 | 177,028 ha | +40.9% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 177,028 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,836 ha, 30.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area 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 | +655.4% | 16,627 ha | 125,603 ha |
| 2001 | +536.7% | 2,645 ha | 16,841 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35,107 ha | 4,102 ha | 53,324 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 46,926 ha | 2,645 ha | 120,392 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,835 ha | 39,622 ha | 110,449 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 87,441 ha | 16,627 ha | 177,028 ha | 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 fires — burned area in Guyana?
- Savanna fires — burned area in Guyana was 177,028 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 177,028 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,645 ha in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for savanna fires — burned area?
- Guyana ranks 55th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 198.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna fires — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.