Guinea-Bissau vs Guyana: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Guinea-Bissau
18,581 ha
in 2024
Guyana
23,296 ha
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
33rd
Guyana rank
31st
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 23,296 ha against 18,581 ha in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 4,715 ha.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.3 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd and Guyana ranks 31st of 218 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30,823 ha | 5,721 ha | 25,102 ha | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 49,236 ha | 2,625 ha | 46,610 ha | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 48,906 ha | 3,197 ha | 45,709 ha | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 17,581 ha | 6,151 ha | 11,430 ha | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Guinea-Bissau or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 23,296 ha against 18,581 ha in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Guinea-Bissau and Guyana?
- 4,715 ha, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Guyana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Guyana rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd and Guyana ranks 31st 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.