Guyana vs Nicaragua: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Guyana
90,693 hectares
in 2025
Nicaragua
99,666 hectares
in 2025
Guyana rank
70th
Nicaragua rank
67th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Guyana
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 99,666 hectares against 90,693 hectares in Guyana, a difference of 8,973 hectares.
That makes Nicaragua'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 Nicaragua ahead.
Guyana ranks 70th and Nicaragua ranks 67th of 225 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73,545 hectares | 186,327 hectares | 112,782 hectares | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 87,901 hectares | 191,083 hectares | 103,182 hectares | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 121,264 hectares | 258,660 hectares | 137,396 hectares | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Guyana or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 99,666 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 Nicaragua?
- 8,973 hectares, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Nicaragua?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Nicaragua rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Guyana ranks 70th and Nicaragua ranks 67th 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.