Colombia vs Guyana: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre

Colombia
0.4457 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Guyana
0.4221 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
47th
Guyana rank
50th

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time

  • Colombia
  • Guyana
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.4457 hectares per square kilometre against 0.4221 hectares per square kilometre in Guyana, a difference of 0.0236 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 47th and Guyana ranks 50th of 206 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Guyana Difference Ahead
2000s 0.5457 hectares per square kilometre 0.1997 hectares per square kilometre 0.346 hectares per square kilometre Colombia
2010s 0.4288 hectares per square kilometre 0.2417 hectares per square kilometre 0.1871 hectares per square kilometre Colombia
2020s 0.5146 hectares per square kilometre 0.2525 hectares per square kilometre 0.2621 hectares per square kilometre Colombia

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, Colombia or Guyana?
Colombia, at 0.4457 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 Colombia and Guyana?
0.0236 hectares per square kilometre, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Guyana?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Guyana rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Colombia ranks 47th 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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Indicator
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 4,504 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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.