Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Guyana
Guyana: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita was 0.0591 hectares per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Guyana, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 0.0591 hectares per person for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 30.3% on the previous year and down 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Guyana peaked at 0.1156 hectares per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.021 hectares per person, in 2022.
That places Guyana 18th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Guyana, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0411 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0567 hectares per person | +38.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0855 hectares per person | +50.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0441 hectares per person | -48.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0464 hectares per person | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0608 hectares per person | +31.2% |
| 2008 | 0.029 hectares per person | -52.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0505 hectares per person | +74.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0297 hectares per person | -41.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0481 hectares per person | +62.2% |
| 2012 | 0.061 hectares per person | +26.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0641 hectares per person | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0699 hectares per person | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1156 hectares per person | +65.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0447 hectares per person | -61.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0951 hectares per person | +112.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0424 hectares per person | -55.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0531 hectares per person | +25.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1089 hectares per person | +105.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0233 hectares per person | -78.6% |
| 2022 | 0.021 hectares per person | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1079 hectares per person | +414.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0848 hectares per person | -21.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0591 hectares per person | -30.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0518 hectares per person | 0.029 hectares per person | 0.0855 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0624 hectares per person | 0.0297 hectares per person | 0.1156 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0675 hectares per person | 0.021 hectares per person | 0.1089 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 15 Madagascar 0.0904 hectares per person compare
- 16 Kazakhstan 0.0668 hectares per person compare
- 17 Venezuela 0.0591 hectares per person compare
- 19 Mozambique 0.0573 hectares per person compare
- 20 Zimbabwe 0.0543 hectares per person compare
- 21 Mauritania 0.052 hectares per person compare
More reference data data for Guyana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0297 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1326 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0457 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1619 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Guyana?
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Guyana was 0.0591 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1156 hectares per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.021 hectares per person in 2022.
- How does Guyana rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Guyana ranks 18th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.