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 16th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
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 |
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More reference data data for Guam
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 84.7% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 64 metric tons (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 73.0% (2024)
- Number of confirmed cases of tetanus 0 Cases (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.78 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.78 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.78 live births per woman (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 29.05 years (2023)
- Land area in hectares 54,000 hectares (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures 8,000 hectares (2023)
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 16th out of 181 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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The average area burnt per wildfire, in hectares. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 07 August 2026.