Area burned wildfires by type in Guyana
Guyana: Area burned wildfires by type was 49,393 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
49,393
Change on year
down 29.9%
World rank
60th
of 225 countries
All-time high
89,126
in 2023
All-time low
17,216
in 2022
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Area burned wildfires by type in Guyana, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 49,393 for area burned wildfires by type in 2025.
The figure is down 29.9% on the previous year and down 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned wildfires by type in Guyana peaked at 89,126 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17,216, in 2022.
That places Guyana 60th out of 225 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Area burned wildfires by type in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 31,383 | — |
| 2003 | 43,275 | +37.9% |
| 2004 | 65,170 | +50.6% |
| 2005 | 33,594 | -48.5% |
| 2006 | 35,183 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 46,023 | +30.8% |
| 2008 | 21,874 | -52.5% |
| 2009 | 37,973 | +73.6% |
| 2010 | 22,217 | -41.5% |
| 2011 | 35,891 | +61.5% |
| 2012 | 45,529 | +26.9% |
| 2013 | 48,041 | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 52,742 | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 87,752 | +66.4% |
| 2016 | 34,152 | -61.1% |
| 2017 | 73,070 | +114.0% |
| 2018 | 33,530 | -54.1% |
| 2019 | 42,867 | +27.8% |
| 2020 | 87,946 | +105.2% |
| 2021 | 18,976 | -78.4% |
| 2022 | 17,216 | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 89,126 | +417.7% |
| 2024 | 70,451 | -21.0% |
| 2025 | 49,393 | -29.9% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 49,393 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,758, 17.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39,309 | 21,874 | 65,170 | 8 |
| 2010s | 47,579 | 22,217 | 87,752 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55,518 | 17,216 | 89,126 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
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 wildfires by type in Guyana?
- Area burned wildfires by type in Guyana was 49,393 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest area burned wildfires by type recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 89,126 in 2023.
- What is the lowest area burned wildfires by type recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,216 in 2022.
- How does Guyana rank for area burned wildfires by type?
- Guyana ranks 60th out of 225 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned wildfires by type rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Area burned wildfires by type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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