Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Guinea
13,192 ha
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
18,581 ha
in 2024
Guinea rank
35th
Guinea-Bissau rank
33rd
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 18,581 ha against 13,192 ha in Guinea, a difference of 5,389 ha.
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 35th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd of 218 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 | 30,867 ha | 30,823 ha | 44.07 ha | Guinea |
| 2000s | 26,804 ha | 49,236 ha | 22,432 ha | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 28,523 ha | 48,906 ha | 20,383 ha | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 11,986 ha | 17,581 ha | 5,595 ha | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Guinea or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 18,581 ha against 13,192 ha in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
- 5,389 ha, 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 humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Guinea ranks 35th 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.