Congo vs Guatemala: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate
Congo
-16.95 % change on previous year
in 2025
Guatemala
-14.99 % change on previous year
in 2025
Congo rank
78th
Guatemala rank
75th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate over time
- Congo
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports -14.99 % change on previous year against -16.95 % change on previous year in Congo, a difference of 1.96 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Guatemala ahead.
Congo ranks 78th and Guatemala ranks 75th of 158 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Guatemala in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.66 % change on previous year | 37.2 % change on previous year | 27.54 % change on previous year | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 0.4238 % change on previous year | 4.32 % change on previous year | 3.9 % change on previous year | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 2.58 % change on previous year | 2.33 % change on previous year | 0.2506 % change on previous year | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate, Congo or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at -14.99 % change on previous year against -16.95 % change on previous year in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate between Congo and Guatemala?
- 1.96 % change on previous year, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Guatemala?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Guatemala rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate?
- Congo ranks 78th and Guatemala ranks 75th of 158 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Area burned by wildfires by land cover type. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.