Equatorial Guinea vs Europe: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate

Equatorial Guinea
560.01 % change on previous year
in 2024
Europe
44.67 % change on previous year
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
9th
Europe rank
8th

Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Europe
-2000200400600199120072024

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 560.01 % change on previous year against 44.67 % change on previous year in Europe, a difference of 515.34 % change on previous year.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 12.5 times Europe's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Europe ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 9th and Europe ranks 8th of 184 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Europe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Europe Difference Ahead
1990s -5.67 % change on previous year 12.44 % change on previous year 18.11 % change on previous year Europe
2000s -18.75 % change on previous year 28.04 % change on previous year 46.79 % change on previous year Europe
2010s -87.5 % change on previous year -6.37 % change on previous year 81.13 % change on previous year Europe
2020s 178.89 % change on previous year 7.43 % change on previous year 171.46 % change on previous year Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate, Equatorial Guinea or Europe?
Equatorial Guinea, at 560.01 % change on previous year against 44.67 % change on previous year in Europe as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate between Equatorial Guinea and Europe?
515.34 % change on previous year, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Europe?
21 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Europe rank globally for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 9th and Europe ranks 8th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
216 places, 5,540 data points, 1991–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Forest fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.