Guyana vs Malaysia: Annual area burnt by wildfires

Guyana

38,793 hectares

in 2026

Malaysia

47,672 hectares

in 2026

Guyana rank

81st

Malaysia rank

78th

Annual area burnt by wildfires over time

Malaysia currently reports 47,672 hectares against 38,793 hectares in Guyana, a difference of 8,879 hectares.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Guyana's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Malaysia ahead.

Guyana ranks 81st and Malaysia ranks 78th 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.