Ethiopia vs Guinea: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Ethiopia
3.28 million ha
in 2024
Guinea
3.18 million ha
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
22nd
Guinea rank
24th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Ethiopia
- Guinea
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 3.28 million ha against 3.18 million ha in Guinea, a difference of 107,970 ha.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 22nd and Guinea ranks 24th of 221 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.24 million ha | 3.02 million ha | 2.23 million ha | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 5.06 million ha | 3.68 million ha | 1.38 million ha | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 4.49 million ha | 3.66 million ha | 836,714 ha | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 3.63 million ha | 3.17 million ha | 461,986 ha | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Ethiopia or Guinea?
- Ethiopia, at 3.28 million ha against 3.18 million ha in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Ethiopia and Guinea?
- 107,970 ha, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Guinea?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Guinea rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Ethiopia ranks 22nd 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.