Guinea-Bissau vs Northern America: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate
Guinea-Bissau
98.4 % change on previous year
in 2024
Northern America
-65.8 % change on previous year
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
32nd
Northern America rank
29th
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Northern America
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 98.4 % change on previous year against -65.8 % change on previous year in Northern America, a difference of 164.2 % change on previous year.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.5 times Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Northern America ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 32nd and Northern America ranks 29th of 184 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Northern America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 116.49 % change on previous year | 18.88 % change on previous year | 97.61 % change on previous year | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 9.81 % change on previous year | 8.24 % change on previous year | 1.58 % change on previous year | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 11.85 % change on previous year | 19.75 % change on previous year | 7.9 % change on previous year | Northern America |
| 2020s | 8.26 % change on previous year | 94.27 % change on previous year | 86.01 % change on previous year | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate, Guinea-Bissau or Northern America?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 98.4 % change on previous year against -65.8 % change on previous year in Northern America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate between Guinea-Bissau and Northern America?
- 164.2 % change on previous year, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Northern America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Northern America rank globally for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 32nd and Northern America ranks 29th 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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About this data
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.