Guinea-Bissau vs Malawi: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Guinea-Bissau
285,439 ha
in 2024
Malawi
308,818 ha
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
46th
Malawi rank
45th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 308,818 ha against 285,439 ha in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 23,379 ha.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 46th and Malawi ranks 45th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 337,997 ha | 378,836 ha | 40,839 ha | Malawi |
| 2000s | 504,023 ha | 385,641 ha | 118,383 ha | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 345,976 ha | 386,552 ha | 40,576 ha | Malawi |
| 2020s | 263,303 ha | 330,649 ha | 67,346 ha | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Guinea-Bissau or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 308,818 ha against 285,439 ha in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Guinea-Bissau and Malawi?
- 23,379 ha, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Malawi?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Malawi rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 46th and Malawi ranks 45th 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.