Brazil vs Guinea: Savanna — Burned Area
Brazil
9.24 million ha
in 2024
Guinea
2.70 million ha
in 2024
Brazil rank
7th
Guinea rank
10th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Brazil
- Guinea
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 9.24 million ha against 2.70 million ha in Guinea, a difference of 6.55 million ha.
That makes Brazil's figure about 3.4 times Guinea's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 7th and Guinea ranks 10th of 221 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.96 million ha | 1.86 million ha | 6.10 million ha | Brazil |
| 2000s | 8.14 million ha | 3.00 million ha | 5.13 million ha | Brazil |
| 2010s | 8.78 million ha | 3.20 million ha | 5.58 million ha | Brazil |
| 2020s | 7.24 million ha | 2.73 million ha | 4.51 million ha | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Brazil or Guinea?
- Brazil, at 9.24 million ha against 2.70 million ha in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Brazil and Guinea?
- 6.55 million ha, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Guinea rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Brazil ranks 7th and Guinea ranks 10th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as 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.