Guinea vs Senegal: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Guinea
3.18 million ha
in 2024
Senegal
3.38 million ha
in 2024
Guinea rank
24th
Senegal rank
21st
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Guinea
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 3.38 million ha against 3.18 million ha in Guinea, a difference of 206,300 ha.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Senegal ahead.
Guinea ranks 24th and Senegal ranks 21st of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.15 million ha | 3.41 million ha | 260,592 ha | Senegal |
| 2000s | 3.68 million ha | 3.70 million ha | 22,531 ha | Senegal |
| 2010s | 3.66 million ha | 3.44 million ha | 214,556 ha | Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.17 million ha | 3.71 million ha | 544,042 ha | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Guinea or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 3.38 million ha against 3.18 million ha in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Guinea and Senegal?
- 206,300 ha, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Senegal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Senegal rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Guinea ranks 24th and Senegal ranks 21st 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.