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Guatemala vs Guyana: Tree cover loss from wildfires

Guatemala
50,585 hectares
in 2024
Guyana
71,295 hectares
in 2024
Guatemala rank
12th
Guyana rank
9th

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

  • Guatemala
  • Guyana
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How they compare

Guyana currently reports 71,295 hectares against 50,585 hectares in Guatemala, a difference of 20,710 hectares.

That makes Guyana's figure about 1.4 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Guyana ahead.

Guatemala ranks 12th and Guyana ranks 9th 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
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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).