Ethiopia vs Guinea-Bissau: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Ethiopia
15,818 ha
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
18,581 ha
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
34th
Guinea-Bissau rank
33rd
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Ethiopia
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 18,581 ha against 15,818 ha in Ethiopia, a difference of 2,763 ha.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 34th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd of 218 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31,862 ha | 27,165 ha | 4,697 ha | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 59,218 ha | 49,236 ha | 9,982 ha | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 71,742 ha | 48,906 ha | 22,836 ha | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 36,359 ha | 17,581 ha | 18,778 ha | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Ethiopia or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 18,581 ha against 15,818 ha in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Ethiopia and Guinea-Bissau?
- 2,763 ha, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Guinea-Bissau?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Ethiopia ranks 34th 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.