Guinea-Bissau vs Zimbabwe: Forest fires — Burned Area
Guinea-Bissau
18,581 ha
in 2024
Zimbabwe
17,119 ha
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
44th
Zimbabwe rank
45th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 18,581 ha against 17,119 ha in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1,462 ha.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 44th and Zimbabwe ranks 45th of 219 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30,823 ha | 26,733 ha | 4,091 ha | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 49,236 ha | 21,854 ha | 27,381 ha | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 48,906 ha | 39,882 ha | 9,024 ha | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 17,581 ha | 10,160 ha | 7,421 ha | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Guinea-Bissau or Zimbabwe?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 18,581 ha against 17,119 ha in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Guinea-Bissau and Zimbabwe?
- 1,462 ha, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Zimbabwe rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 44th and Zimbabwe ranks 45th of 219 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.