Average area burnt per wildfire in Guam
Guam: Average area burnt per wildfire was 432 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Average area burnt per wildfire in Guam, 2012–2025
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, average area burnt per wildfire in Guam stood at 432 hectares. 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, average area burnt per wildfire in Guam peaked at 432 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 84.5 hectares, in 2024.
Guam ranks 20th 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.
Average area burnt per wildfire in Guam, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 351 hectares | — |
| 2013 | 290 hectares | -17.4% |
| 2014 | 193.17 hectares | -33.4% |
| 2015 | 143 hectares | -26.0% |
| 2016 | 195.8 hectares | +36.9% |
| 2017 | 336 hectares | +71.6% |
| 2018 | 96.5 hectares | -71.3% |
| 2019 | 138.88 hectares | +43.9% |
| 2020 | 139 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 247.5 hectares | +78.1% |
| 2022 | 179.5 hectares | -27.5% |
| 2024 | 84.5 hectares | -52.9% |
| 2025 | 432 hectares | +411.2% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 432 hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 215 hectares, 2.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Guam's 432 hectares is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 276.78 hectares, 1.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average 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 hectares | 432 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 218.04 hectares | 96.5 hectares | 351 hectares | 8 |
| 2020s | 216.5 hectares | 84.5 hectares | 432 hectares | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guam
More reference data data for Guam
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.004 (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 (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average area burnt per wildfire in Guam?
- Average area burnt per wildfire in Guam was 432 hectares in 2025, according to Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average area burnt per wildfire recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 432 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest average area burnt per wildfire recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.5 hectares in 2024.
- How does Guam rank for average area burnt per wildfire?
- Guam ranks 20th out of 182 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average 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 Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average area burnt per wildfire. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average area burnt per wildfire, in hectares. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 18 September 2026.