Gambia vs Guatemala: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Gambia
164,386 hectares
in 2025
Guatemala
215,281 hectares
in 2025
Gambia rank
64th
Guatemala rank
62nd
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Gambia
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 215,281 hectares against 164,386 hectares in Gambia, a difference of 50,895 hectares.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.3 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Guatemala ahead.
Gambia ranks 64th and Guatemala ranks 62nd of 225 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 281,914 hectares | 426,224 hectares | 144,310 hectares | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 194,889 hectares | 273,563 hectares | 78,674 hectares | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 215,582 hectares | 253,301 hectares | 37,719 hectares | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Gambia or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 215,281 hectares against 164,386 hectares in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Gambia and Guatemala?
- 50,895 hectares, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guatemala?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Guatemala rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Gambia ranks 64th and Guatemala ranks 62nd 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.