French Guiana vs Germany: Tree cover loss from wildfires

French Guiana

332.07 hectares

in 2024

Germany

275.82 hectares

in 2024

French Guiana rank

70th

Germany rank

72nd

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

French Guiana
Germany

How they compare

French Guiana currently reports 332.07 hectares against 275.82 hectares in Germany, a difference of 56.25 hectares.

That makes French Guiana's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Germany ahead.

French Guiana ranks 70th and Germany ranks 72nd of 152 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Tree cover loss from wildfires
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 152 places, 3,353 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Tree cover loss due to fire with no visible human conversion or agricultural activity afterward. Fires may be started by natural causes (e.g. lightning) or may be related to human activities (accidental or deliberate).