Guinea-Bissau vs Madagascar: Savanna — Burned Area
Guinea-Bissau
269,616 ha
in 2024
Madagascar
314,449 ha
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
28th
Madagascar rank
26th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 314,449 ha against 269,616 ha in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 44,833 ha.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 28th and Madagascar ranks 26th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 211,171 ha | 1.11 million ha | 900,665 ha | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 459,424 ha | 384,493 ha | 74,931 ha | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 327,887 ha | 212,848 ha | 115,039 ha | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 244,080 ha | 206,333 ha | 37,747 ha | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Guinea-Bissau or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 314,449 ha against 269,616 ha in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar?
- 44,833 ha, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 28th and Madagascar ranks 26th 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.