Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Guyana
Guyana: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.5949 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Guyana, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 0.5949 ha per square kilometre for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 655.4% on the previous year and up 124.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Guyana peaked at 0.6116 ha per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0134 ha per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Guyana 52nd out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Guyana, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2709 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.2709 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2709 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2709 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2709 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2709 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0267 ha per square kilometre | -90.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0388 ha per square kilometre | +45.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0718 ha per square kilometre | +85.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0208 ha per square kilometre | -71.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0134 ha per square kilometre | -35.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0856 ha per square kilometre | +536.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2087 ha per square kilometre | +143.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6116 ha per square kilometre | +193.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3594 ha per square kilometre | -41.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2494 ha per square kilometre | -30.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1992 ha per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2548 ha per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1325 ha per square kilometre | -48.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2694 ha per square kilometre | +103.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2733 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2013 ha per square kilometre | -26.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2815 ha per square kilometre | +39.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2646 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3008 ha per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5611 ha per square kilometre | +86.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2863 ha per square kilometre | -49.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3675 ha per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2077 ha per square kilometre | -43.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3463 ha per square kilometre | +66.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4615 ha per square kilometre | +33.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0972 ha per square kilometre | -78.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0787 ha per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5949 ha per square kilometre | +655.4% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.5949 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.147 ha per square kilometre, 4.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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% | 0.0787 ha per square kilometre | 0.5949 ha per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +536.7% | 0.0134 ha per square kilometre | 0.0856 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1783 ha per square kilometre | 0.0208 ha per square kilometre | 0.2709 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2384 ha per square kilometre | 0.0134 ha per square kilometre | 0.6116 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.309 ha per square kilometre | 0.2013 ha per square kilometre | 0.5611 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3081 ha per square kilometre | 0.0787 ha per square kilometre | 0.5949 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 49 Thailand 0.7513 ha per square kilometre compare
- 50 Argentina 0.6445 ha per square kilometre compare
- 51 Papua New Guinea 0.5965 ha per square kilometre compare
- 53 Mexico 0.4946 ha per square kilometre compare
- 54 Indonesia 0.4204 ha per square kilometre compare
- 55 Eritrea 0.4118 ha per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Guyana?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Guyana was 0.5949 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6116 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0134 ha per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Guyana ranks 52nd out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.8%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna fires — 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 fires — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Savanna fires — 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 fires — 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.