Cuba vs Guyana: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Cuba
225,928 hectares
in 2024
Guyana
251,859 hectares
in 2024
Cuba rank
66th
Guyana rank
64th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Cuba
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 251,859 hectares against 225,928 hectares in Cuba, a difference of 25,931 hectares.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 66th and Guyana ranks 64th of 225 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 276,674 hectares | 73,545 hectares | 203,129 hectares | Cuba |
| 2010s | 144,867 hectares | 87,901 hectares | 56,966 hectares | Cuba |
| 2020s | 226,546 hectares | 127,378 hectares | 99,168 hectares | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Cuba or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 251,859 hectares against 225,928 hectares in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Cuba and Guyana?
- 25,931 hectares, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Guyana?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Guyana rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Cuba ranks 66th and Guyana ranks 64th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual area burnt by wildfires by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.