Chile vs Guinea: Forest fires — Burned Area
Chile
11,277 ha
in 2024
Guinea
13,234 ha
in 2024
Chile rank
50th
Guinea rank
47th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Chile
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 13,234 ha against 11,277 ha in Chile, a difference of 1,957 ha.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 50th and Guinea ranks 47th of 214 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32,622 ha | 31,470 ha | 1,152 ha | Chile |
| 2000s | 21,112 ha | 27,119 ha | 6,007 ha | Guinea |
| 2010s | 49,573 ha | 28,998 ha | 20,575 ha | Chile |
| 2020s | 79,243 ha | 12,114 ha | 67,129 ha | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Chile or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 13,234 ha against 11,277 ha in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Chile and Guinea?
- 1,957 ha, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Guinea rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Chile ranks 50th and Guinea ranks 47th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.