Guinea-Bissau vs Kenya: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Guinea-Bissau
285,439 ha
in 2024
Kenya
318,870 ha
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
46th
Kenya rank
44th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 318,870 ha against 285,439 ha in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 33,431 ha.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 46th and Kenya ranks 44th of 221 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 337,997 ha | 313,244 ha | 24,753 ha | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 504,023 ha | 255,774 ha | 248,249 ha | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 345,976 ha | 219,582 ha | 126,394 ha | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 263,303 ha | 238,012 ha | 25,291 ha | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Guinea-Bissau or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 318,870 ha against 285,439 ha in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Guinea-Bissau and Kenya?
- 33,431 ha, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Kenya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Kenya rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 46th and Kenya ranks 44th 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.