Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau: Forest fires — Burning crop residues
Guinea
715,826 t
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
1.01 million t
in 2024
Guinea rank
47th
Guinea-Bissau rank
44th
Forest fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 1.01 million t against 715,826 t in Guinea, a difference of 289,424 t.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.4 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea ranks 47th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 44th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.70 million t | 1.67 million t | 34,362 t | Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.47 million t | 2.66 million t | 1.20 million t | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 1.57 million t | 2.65 million t | 1.08 million t | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 654,893 t | 951,117 t | 296,224 t | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burning crop residues, Guinea or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 1.01 million t against 715,826 t in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burning crop residues between Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
- 289,424 t, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Guinea ranks 47th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 44th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.