Botswana vs Guinea: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Botswana
2.17 million ha
in 2024
Guinea
3.18 million ha
in 2024
Botswana rank
25th
Guinea rank
24th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Botswana
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 3.18 million ha against 2.17 million ha in Botswana, a difference of 1.01 million ha.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.5 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 25th and Guinea ranks 24th of 221 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.37 million ha | 3.15 million ha | 3.23 million ha | Botswana |
| 2000s | 4.88 million ha | 3.68 million ha | 1.20 million ha | Botswana |
| 2010s | 5.35 million ha | 3.66 million ha | 1.70 million ha | Botswana |
| 2020s | 6.80 million ha | 3.17 million ha | 3.64 million ha | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Botswana or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 3.18 million ha against 2.17 million ha in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Botswana and Guinea?
- 1.01 million ha, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Guinea rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Botswana ranks 25th and Guinea ranks 24th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — 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.