Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Guyana
Guyana: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0451 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Guyana, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Guyana is 0.0451 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 171.2% on the previous year and up 1,183.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Guyana peaked at 0.0451 ha per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2022.
That places Guyana 4th out of 187 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.
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Guyana, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0085 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0085 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0085 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0084 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0084 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0084 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0015 ha per person | -81.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0019 ha per person | +25.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0046 ha per person | +141.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 ha per person | -75.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 ha per person | -69.6% |
| 2001 | 0.005 ha per person | +1336.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0092 ha per person | +84.5% |
| 2003 | 0.045 ha per person | +390.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0064 ha per person | -85.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0064 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0047 ha per person | -26.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0035 ha per person | -25.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 ha per person | -47.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0116 ha per person | +529.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0144 ha per person | +24.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0044 ha per person | -69.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0065 ha per person | +48.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0032 ha per person | -49.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0035 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0113 ha per person | +220.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0064 ha per person | -43.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 ha per person | -88.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0019 ha per person | +158.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0119 ha per person | +511.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0058 ha per person | -50.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 ha per person | -96.0% |
| 2022 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0166 ha per person | — |
| 2024 | 0.0451 ha per person | +171.2% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.0451 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0004 ha per person, 108.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +1336.0% | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.005 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.006 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0085 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0094 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.045 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0064 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0144 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0136 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0451 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 woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Guyana?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Guyana was 0.0451 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0451 ha per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2022.
- How does Guyana rank for woody savanna — burned area, per capita?
- Guyana ranks 4th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,183.7%. 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 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.