Guyana vs Peru: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Guyana
251,859 hectares
in 2024
Peru
301,595 hectares
in 2024
Guyana rank
64th
Peru rank
62nd
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Guyana
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 301,595 hectares against 251,859 hectares in Guyana, a difference of 49,736 hectares.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.2 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 64th and Peru ranks 62nd of 225 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73,545 hectares | 99,594 hectares | 26,049 hectares | Peru |
| 2010s | 87,901 hectares | 104,131 hectares | 16,230 hectares | Peru |
| 2020s | 127,378 hectares | 187,745 hectares | 60,366 hectares | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Guyana or Peru?
- Peru, at 301,595 hectares against 251,859 hectares in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Guyana and Peru?
- 49,736 hectares, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Peru?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Peru rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Guyana ranks 64th and Peru 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.