Benin vs Guinea-Bissau: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Benin
6.69 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
6.91 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
18th
Guinea-Bissau rank
16th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 6.91 ha per square kilometre against 6.69 ha per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 0.22 ha per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Benin ranks 18th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 16th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.05 ha per square kilometre | 12.02 ha per square kilometre | 2.03 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2000s | 13.28 ha per square kilometre | 17.92 ha per square kilometre | 4.64 ha per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 8.87 ha per square kilometre | 12.3 ha per square kilometre | 3.44 ha per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 6.94 ha per square kilometre | 9.17 ha per square kilometre | 2.22 ha per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Benin or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 6.91 ha per square kilometre against 6.69 ha per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Benin and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.22 ha per square kilometre, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guinea-Bissau?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 18th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 16th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.