Europe vs Guinea: Savanna — Burned Area
Europe
2.95 million ha
in 2024
Guinea
2.70 million ha
in 2024
Europe rank
12th
Guinea rank
10th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Europe
- Guinea
How they compare
Europe currently reports 2.95 million ha against 2.70 million ha in Guinea, a difference of 248,500 ha.
That makes Europe's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Europe ahead.
Europe ranks 12th and Guinea ranks 10th of 31 groups.
Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.87 million ha | 1.86 million ha | 7,764 ha | Europe |
| 2000s | 3.27 million ha | 3.00 million ha | 264,955 ha | Europe |
| 2010s | 3.49 million ha | 3.20 million ha | 294,284 ha | Europe |
| 2020s | 3.62 million ha | 2.73 million ha | 896,236 ha | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Europe or Guinea?
- Europe, at 2.95 million ha against 2.70 million ha in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Europe and Guinea?
- 248,500 ha, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Europe and Guinea rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Europe ranks 12th and Guinea ranks 10th of 31 groups.
- 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.