Guatemala vs Iraq: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Guatemala
0.2796 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq
0.2338 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Guatemala rank
56th
Iraq rank
58th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Guatemala
- Iraq
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 0.2796 hectares per square kilometre against 0.2338 hectares per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 0.0458 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 56th and Iraq ranks 58th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1464 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0643 hectares per square kilometre | 0.082 hectares per square kilometre | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 0.2165 hectares per square kilometre | 0.342 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1255 hectares per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.2393 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3669 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1276 hectares per square kilometre | Iraq |
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, Guatemala or Iraq?
- Guatemala, at 0.2796 hectares per square kilometre against 0.2338 hectares per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Guatemala and Iraq?
- 0.0458 hectares per square kilometre, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Iraq?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Guatemala and Iraq rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Guatemala ranks 56th and Iraq ranks 58th 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.