Guatemala vs Nepal: Annual area burnt by wildfires

Guatemala

172,703 hectares

in 2026

Nepal

156,215 hectares

in 2026

Guatemala rank

58th

Nepal rank

60th

Annual area burnt by wildfires over time

Guatemala currently reports 172,703 hectares against 156,215 hectares in Nepal, a difference of 16,488 hectares.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Nepal ahead.

Guatemala ranks 58th and Nepal ranks 60th 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.