Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in French Guiana
French Guiana: Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year was 0.0% in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in French Guiana, 2012–2026
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2026, share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in French Guiana stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 92.5% on the previous year and down 96.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in French Guiana peaked at 0.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2026.
That places French Guiana 145th out of 236 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.4% | — |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -59.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +121.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +31.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -66.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +99.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -43.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +30.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -68.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +42.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +278.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -38.4% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -8.7% |
| 2026 | 0.0% | -92.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
More reference data data for French Guiana
- Milk production 293 tonnes (2006)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.39 live births per woman (2023)
- Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change 0.9565 Degrees celsius (2023)
- Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change 595.3 Millimetres per year (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 29.33 years (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures 25,569 hectares (2023)
- Land area in hectares 8.28 million hectares (2023)
- FAO projections of arable land 16,435 hectares (2023)
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures 0.31 percent (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.39 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in French Guiana?
- Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in French Guiana was 0.0% in 2026, according to Global Wildfire Information System (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2026.
- How does French Guiana rank for share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year?
- French Guiana ranks 145th out of 236 countries with data for 2026.
- Is share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this French Guiana data come from?
- The figures come from Global Wildfire Information System (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total area consumed by wildfires is recorded for each fire event, even if fires occur in the same location multiple times. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 28 August 2026.