Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Guyana
Guyana: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.213 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Guyana, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Guyana stood at 0.213 ha per person. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 40.1% on the previous year and up 171.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Guyana peaked at 0.213 ha per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0035 ha per person, in 2000.
That places Guyana 15th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Guyana, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0711 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0713 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0711 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0708 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0706 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0703 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0069 ha per person | -90.2% |
| 1997 | 0.01 ha per person | +44.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0185 ha per person | +84.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0054 ha per person | -71.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0035 ha per person | -35.5% |
| 2001 | 0.022 ha per person | +537.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0538 ha per person | +144.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1578 ha per person | +193.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0928 ha per person | -41.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0645 ha per person | -30.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0517 ha per person | -19.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0663 ha per person | +28.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0346 ha per person | -47.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0705 ha per person | +104.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0718 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0531 ha per person | -26.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0743 ha per person | +39.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0694 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0785 ha per person | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1456 ha per person | +85.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0738 ha per person | -49.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0941 ha per person | +27.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0516 ha per person | -45.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0844 ha per person | +63.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1207 ha per person | +42.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0252 ha per person | -79.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0202 ha per person | -19.6% |
| 2023 | 0.152 ha per person | +651.1% |
| 2024 | 0.213 ha per person | +40.1% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.213 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0021 ha per person, 99.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — 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 | +651.1% | 0.0202 ha per person | 0.152 ha per person |
| 2001 | +537.0% | 0.0035 ha per person | 0.022 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0466 ha per person | 0.0054 ha per person | 0.0713 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0617 ha per person | 0.0035 ha per person | 0.1578 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0797 ha per person | 0.0516 ha per person | 0.1456 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1062 ha per person | 0.0202 ha per person | 0.213 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 fires — burned area, per capita in Guyana?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Guyana was 0.213 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.213 ha per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Guyana ranks 15th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 171.3%. 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 fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna fires — 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 fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna fires — 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 fires — 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.