Caribbean vs Guinea-Bissau: Savanna — Burned Area
Caribbean
56,114 ha
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
269,616 ha
in 2024
Caribbean rank
26th
Guinea-Bissau rank
28th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Caribbean
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 269,616 ha against 56,114 ha in Caribbean, a difference of 213,502 ha.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 4.8 times Caribbean's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.
Caribbean ranks 26th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 28th of 31 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34,175 ha | 211,171 ha | 176,996 ha | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 67,971 ha | 459,424 ha | 391,453 ha | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 49,632 ha | 327,887 ha | 278,255 ha | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 67,272 ha | 244,080 ha | 176,808 ha | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Caribbean or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 269,616 ha against 56,114 ha in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Caribbean and Guinea-Bissau?
- 213,502 ha, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Guinea-Bissau?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Caribbean ranks 26th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 28th of 31 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.