Colombia vs Guinea-Bissau: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Colombia
23,572 ha
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
18,581 ha
in 2024
Colombia rank
30th
Guinea-Bissau rank
33rd
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Colombia
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 23,572 ha against 18,581 ha in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 4,991 ha.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.3 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 30th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd of 218 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40,011 ha | 30,823 ha | 9,188 ha | Colombia |
| 2000s | 50,682 ha | 49,236 ha | 1,447 ha | Colombia |
| 2010s | 44,651 ha | 48,906 ha | 4,255 ha | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 48,123 ha | 17,581 ha | 30,543 ha | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Colombia or Guinea-Bissau?
- Colombia, at 23,572 ha against 18,581 ha in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Colombia and Guinea-Bissau?
- 4,991 ha, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Guinea-Bissau?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Colombia ranks 30th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Humid tropical forest — 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.