Guinea vs Zimbabwe: Forest fires — Burned Area
Guinea
13,234 ha
in 2024
Zimbabwe
17,119 ha
in 2024
Guinea rank
47th
Zimbabwe rank
45th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Guinea
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 17,119 ha against 13,234 ha in Guinea, a difference of 3,885 ha.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.3 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 47th and Zimbabwe ranks 45th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31,470 ha | 26,733 ha | 4,738 ha | Guinea |
| 2000s | 27,119 ha | 21,854 ha | 5,265 ha | Guinea |
| 2010s | 28,998 ha | 39,882 ha | 10,885 ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 12,114 ha | 10,160 ha | 1,954 ha | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Guinea or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 17,119 ha against 13,234 ha in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Guinea and Zimbabwe?
- 3,885 ha, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Zimbabwe rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Guinea ranks 47th 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.