Annual area burnt per wildfire in Guam
Guam: Annual area burnt per wildfire was 432 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual area burnt per wildfire in Guam, 2012–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, annual area burnt per wildfire in Guam stood at 432. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 411.2% on the previous year and up 202.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual area burnt per wildfire in Guam peaked at 432 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 84.5, in 2024.
Guam ranks 22nd of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Annual area burnt per wildfire in Guam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 351 | — |
| 2013 | 290 | -17.4% |
| 2014 | 193.17 | -33.4% |
| 2015 | 143 | -26.0% |
| 2016 | 195.8 | +36.9% |
| 2017 | 336 | +71.6% |
| 2018 | 96.5 | -71.3% |
| 2019 | 138.88 | +43.9% |
| 2020 | 139 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 247.5 | +78.1% |
| 2022 | 179.5 | -27.5% |
| 2024 | 84.5 | -52.9% |
| 2025 | 432 | +411.2% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 432 is above the median for high income countries, which is 212.67, 2.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Guam's 432 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 286.12, 1.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual area burnt per wildfire in Guam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +411.2% | 84.5 | 432 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 218.04 | 96.5 | 351 | 8 |
| 2020s | 216.5 | 84.5 | 432 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guam
More reference data data for Guam
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0037 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 0.0037 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 0.0037 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0052 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0012 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual area burnt per wildfire in Guam?
- Annual area burnt per wildfire in Guam was 432 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual area burnt per wildfire recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 432 in 2025.
- What is the lowest annual area burnt per wildfire recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.5 in 2024.
- How does Guam rank for annual area burnt per wildfire?
- Guam ranks 22nd out of 182 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual area burnt per wildfire rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 202.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual area burnt per wildfire. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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