Equatorial Guinea vs Western Africa: Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual

Equatorial Guinea
524.45 % change on previous year
in 2024
Western Africa
38.86 % change on previous year
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
9th
Western Africa rank
9th

Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Western Africa
-2000200400600199120072024

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 524.45 % change on previous year against 38.86 % change on previous year in Western Africa, a difference of 485.59 % change on previous year.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 13.5 times Western Africa's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Western Africa ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 9th and Western Africa ranks 9th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Western Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Western Africa Difference Ahead
1990s -5.55 % change on previous year 16.9 % change on previous year 22.45 % change on previous year Western Africa
2000s -18.75 % change on previous year -2.89 % change on previous year 15.86 % change on previous year Western Africa
2010s -87.5 % change on previous year 56.92 % change on previous year 144.42 % change on previous year Western Africa
2020s 170 % change on previous year -5.53 % change on previous year 175.54 % change on previous year Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), Equatorial Guinea or Western Africa?
Equatorial Guinea, at 524.45 % change on previous year against 38.86 % change on previous year in Western Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Equatorial Guinea and Western Africa?
485.59 % change on previous year, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Western Africa?
21 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Western Africa rank globally for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 9th and Western Africa ranks 9th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 5,529 data points, 1991–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.