Ethiopia vs Guinea: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
Ethiopia
2.32 million ha
in 2024
Guinea
2.73 million ha
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
14th
Guinea rank
11th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Ethiopia
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 2.73 million ha against 2.32 million ha in Ethiopia, a difference of 413,520 ha.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 14th and Guinea ranks 11th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.63 million ha | 2.85 million ha | 1.78 million ha | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 4.10 million ha | 3.26 million ha | 840,913 ha | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 3.40 million ha | 3.25 million ha | 151,006 ha | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 2.67 million ha | 2.75 million ha | 76,856 ha | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, Ethiopia or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 2.73 million ha against 2.32 million ha in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between Ethiopia and Guinea?
- 413,520 ha, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Guinea?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Guinea rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?
- Ethiopia ranks 14th and Guinea ranks 11th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna and woody savanna — 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.