Brazil vs Guyana: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Brazil
0.4382 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Guyana
0.4221 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
48th
Guyana rank
50th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Brazil
- Guyana
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.4382 hectares per square kilometre against 0.4221 hectares per square kilometre in Guyana, a difference of 0.0161 hectares per square kilometre.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 48th and Guyana ranks 50th of 206 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6738 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1997 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4741 hectares per square kilometre | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.6514 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2417 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4097 hectares per square kilometre | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.5789 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2525 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3264 hectares per square kilometre | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre, Brazil or Guyana?
- Brazil, at 0.4382 hectares per square kilometre against 0.4221 hectares per square kilometre in Guyana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Brazil and Guyana?
- 0.0161 hectares per square kilometre, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Guyana?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Guyana rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 48th and Guyana ranks 50th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.