Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre in Guyana
Guyana: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre was 0.4221 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre in Guyana, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 0.4221 hectares per square kilometre for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 417.7% on the previous year and up 73.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre in Guyana peaked at 0.4458 hectares per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0815 hectares per square kilometre, in 2022.
That places Guyana 50th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre in Guyana, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.1594 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0.2198 hectares per square kilometre | +37.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3311 hectares per square kilometre | +50.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1707 hectares per square kilometre | -48.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1787 hectares per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2338 hectares per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1111 hectares per square kilometre | -52.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1929 hectares per square kilometre | +73.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1129 hectares per square kilometre | -41.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1823 hectares per square kilometre | +61.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2313 hectares per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2013 | 0.244 hectares per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2679 hectares per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4458 hectares per square kilometre | +66.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1735 hectares per square kilometre | -61.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3712 hectares per square kilometre | +114.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1703 hectares per square kilometre | -54.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2178 hectares per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4165 hectares per square kilometre | +91.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0899 hectares per square kilometre | -78.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0815 hectares per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4221 hectares per square kilometre | +417.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre in Guyana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +417.7% | 0.0815 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4221 hectares per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1997 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1111 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3311 hectares per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.2417 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1129 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4458 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2525 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0815 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4221 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 47 Colombia 0.4457 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 48 Brazil 0.4382 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 49 Myanmar 0.4262 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 51 Argentina 0.3787 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 52 Eritrea 0.3695 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 53 Kazakhstan 0.3529 hectares per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Guyana?
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre in Guyana was 0.4221 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4458 hectares per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0815 hectares per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Guyana rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Guyana ranks 50th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.0%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.