Guinea-Bissau vs India: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Guinea-Bissau
285,439 ha
in 2024
India
367,817 ha
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
46th
India rank
43rd
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 367,817 ha against 285,439 ha in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 82,378 ha.
That makes India's figure about 1.3 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 46th and India ranks 43rd of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and India in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 337,997 ha | 377,571 ha | 39,574 ha | India |
| 2000s | 504,023 ha | 448,456 ha | 55,568 ha | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 345,976 ha | 509,290 ha | 163,313 ha | India |
| 2020s | 263,303 ha | 475,861 ha | 212,558 ha | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Guinea-Bissau or India?
- India, at 367,817 ha against 285,439 ha in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Guinea-Bissau and India?
- 82,378 ha, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and India?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and India rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 46th and India ranks 43rd 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.