Guinea vs South Africa: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita

Guinea
0.0009 ha per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0011 ha per person
in 2024
Guinea rank
39th
South Africa rank
36th

Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • Guinea
  • South Africa
00.0020.0040.0060.008199020072024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0011 ha per person against 0.0009 ha per person in Guinea, a difference of 0.0002 ha per person.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 39th and South Africa ranks 36th of 186 countries.

Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0042 ha per person 0.0023 ha per person 0.0019 ha per person Guinea
2000s 0.0029 ha per person 0.0008 ha per person 0.0022 ha per person Guinea
2010s 0.0025 ha per person 0.0006 ha per person 0.0019 ha per person Guinea
2020s 0.0009 ha per person 0.0005 ha per person 0.0004 ha per person Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per capita, Guinea or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0011 ha per person against 0.0009 ha per person in Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per capita between Guinea and South Africa?
0.0002 ha per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and South Africa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Guinea and South Africa rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
Guinea ranks 39th and South Africa ranks 36th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 6,434 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.