Guinea-Bissau vs Nicaragua: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
Guinea-Bissau
272,118 ha
in 2024
Nicaragua
406,506 ha
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
31st
Nicaragua rank
28th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 406,506 ha against 272,118 ha in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 134,388 ha.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.5 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 31st and Nicaragua ranks 28th of 221 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 326,128 ha | 75,992 ha | 250,136 ha | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 482,773 ha | 92,539 ha | 390,234 ha | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 330,825 ha | 100,411 ha | 230,414 ha | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 238,958 ha | 163,823 ha | 75,135 ha | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, Guinea-Bissau or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 406,506 ha against 272,118 ha in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between Guinea-Bissau and Nicaragua?
- 134,388 ha, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Nicaragua?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Nicaragua rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 31st and Nicaragua ranks 28th 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.