Guyana vs Indonesia: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Guyana
90,693 hectares
in 2025
Indonesia
98,722 hectares
in 2025
Guyana rank
70th
Indonesia rank
68th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Guyana
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 98,722 hectares against 90,693 hectares in Guyana, a difference of 8,029 hectares.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Indonesia ahead.
Guyana ranks 70th and Indonesia ranks 68th of 225 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73,545 hectares | 1.52 million hectares | 1.45 million hectares | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 87,901 hectares | 1.03 million hectares | 946,155 hectares | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 121,264 hectares | 273,038 hectares | 151,774 hectares | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Guyana or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 98,722 hectares against 90,693 hectares in Guyana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Guyana and Indonesia?
- 8,029 hectares, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Indonesia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Indonesia rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Guyana ranks 70th and Indonesia ranks 68th 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.