Guatemala vs Rwanda: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type

Guatemala
30,353 hectares
in 2024
Rwanda
34,839 hectares
in 2024
Guatemala rank
68th
Rwanda rank
66th

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time

  • Guatemala
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 34,839 hectares against 30,353 hectares in Guatemala, a difference of 4,486 hectares.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Rwanda ahead.

Guatemala ranks 68th and Rwanda ranks 66th of 225 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Unit
hectares
Source
Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
225 places, 5,175 data points, 2002–2024
Last refreshed

Area of shrubland and grassland burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares. Includes open and closed shrublands and grasslands without a significant tree cover.