Guinea-Bissau vs Myanmar: Savanna — Burned Area
Guinea-Bissau
269,616 ha
in 2024
Myanmar
273,921 ha
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
28th
Myanmar rank
27th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 273,921 ha against 269,616 ha in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 4,305 ha.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 28th and Myanmar ranks 27th 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 | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 211,171 ha | 154,155 ha | 57,016 ha | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 459,424 ha | 244,375 ha | 215,049 ha | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 327,887 ha | 292,294 ha | 35,593 ha | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 244,080 ha | 239,338 ha | 4,742 ha | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Guinea-Bissau or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 273,921 ha against 269,616 ha in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Guinea-Bissau and Myanmar?
- 4,305 ha, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Myanmar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Myanmar rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 28th and Myanmar ranks 27th 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.