Burkina Faso vs Guinea: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Burkina Faso
3.26 million ha
in 2024
Guinea
3.18 million ha
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
23rd
Guinea rank
24th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Burkina Faso
- Guinea
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 3.26 million ha against 3.18 million ha in Guinea, a difference of 81,200 ha.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Guinea ranks 24th of 221 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.35 million ha | 3.15 million ha | 795,486 ha | Guinea |
| 2000s | 2.85 million ha | 3.68 million ha | 826,732 ha | Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.84 million ha | 3.66 million ha | 1.82 million ha | Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.96 million ha | 3.17 million ha | 1.21 million ha | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Burkina Faso or Guinea?
- Burkina Faso, at 3.26 million ha against 3.18 million ha in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Burkina Faso and Guinea?
- 81,200 ha, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Guinea rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 23rd 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.