Central Asia vs Guinea: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Central Asia
511,555 ha
in 2024
Guinea
3.18 million ha
in 2024
Central Asia rank
24th
Guinea rank
24th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Central Asia
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 3.18 million ha against 511,555 ha in Central Asia, a difference of 2.66 million ha.
That makes Guinea's figure about 6.2 times Central Asia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Central Asia ahead.
Central Asia ranks 24th and Guinea ranks 24th of 31 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Central Asia averaged higher in 3 and Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central Asia | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.01 million ha | 3.07 million ha | 3.94 million ha | Central Asia |
| 2000s | 10.43 million ha | 3.68 million ha | 6.75 million ha | Central Asia |
| 2010s | 6.21 million ha | 3.66 million ha | 2.55 million ha | Central Asia |
| 2020s | 2.45 million ha | 3.17 million ha | 718,290 ha | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Central Asia or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 3.18 million ha against 511,555 ha in Central Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Central Asia and Guinea?
- 2.66 million ha, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central Asia and Guinea?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Central Asia and Guinea rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Central Asia ranks 24th and Guinea ranks 24th of 31 groups.
- 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.
Individual pages
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.