Guatemala vs Peru: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Guatemala
0.0014 hectares per person
in 2025
Peru
0.0009 hectares per person
in 2025
Guatemala rank
80th
Peru rank
83rd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Guatemala
- Peru
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 0.0014 hectares per person against 0.0009 hectares per person in Peru, a difference of 0.0005 hectares per person.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.5 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 80th and Peru ranks 83rd of 206 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0012 hectares per person | 0.0014 hectares per person | 0.0002 hectares per person | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.0015 hectares per person | 0.0016 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.0015 hectares per person | 0.0026 hectares per person | 0.0012 hectares per person | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita, Guatemala or Peru?
- Guatemala, at 0.0014 hectares per person against 0.0009 hectares per person in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Guatemala and Peru?
- 0.0005 hectares per person, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Peru?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Peru rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 80th and Peru ranks 83rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.