Belize vs Guyana: Annual area burnt by wildfires

Belize

38,195 hectares

in 2026

Guyana

38,793 hectares

in 2026

Belize rank

82nd

Guyana rank

81st

Annual area burnt by wildfires over time

Guyana currently reports 38,793 hectares against 38,195 hectares in Belize, a difference of 598 hectares.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Guyana ahead.

Belize ranks 82nd and Guyana ranks 81st of 248 countries.

Indicator: Annual area burnt by wildfires
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 3,720 data points, 2012–2026
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Area burnt by wildfires in hectares. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 07 August 2026.