Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Guatemala
Guatemala: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0051 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Guatemala, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Guatemala is 0.0051 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 103.9% on the previous year and up 182.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Guatemala peaked at 0.0264 ha per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 ha per person, in 2018.
That places Guatemala 21st out of 187 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.
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0098 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0095 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0093 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.009 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0088 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0086 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0044 ha per person | -48.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0033 ha per person | -26.6% |
| 1998 | 0.004 ha per person | +21.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0022 ha per person | -43.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0036 ha per person | +61.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0019 ha per person | -48.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0123 ha per person | +556.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0264 ha per person | +115.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0021 ha per person | -92.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0213 ha per person | +911.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0039 ha per person | -81.9% |
| 2007 | 0.019 ha per person | +391.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0049 ha per person | -74.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0104 ha per person | +111.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0074 ha per person | -28.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0051 ha per person | -31.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0038 ha per person | -26.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0075 ha per person | +100.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0018 ha per person | -76.0% |
| 2015 | 0.005 ha per person | +178.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0088 ha per person | +75.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0048 ha per person | -46.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 ha per person | -74.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0036 ha per person | +201.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0042 ha per person | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 ha per person | -66.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0015 ha per person | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 ha per person | +62.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0051 ha per person | +103.9% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.0051 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 47.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.0051 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0004 ha per person, 12.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +911.1% | 0.0021 ha per person | 0.0213 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0069 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0098 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0106 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0264 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0049 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0088 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.003 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0051 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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 woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Guatemala?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Guatemala was 0.0051 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0264 ha per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 ha per person in 2018.
- How does Guatemala rank for woody savanna — burned area, per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 21st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 182.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Woody 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.
Woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Woody 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
Woody 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.