Burkina Faso vs Guinea: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Burkina Faso
8.44 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Guinea
11.51 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
12th
Guinea rank
10th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Burkina Faso
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 11.51 ha per square kilometre against 8.44 ha per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 3.07 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Guinea ranks 10th of 188 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.59 ha per square kilometre | 12.8 ha per square kilometre | 4.21 ha per square kilometre | Guinea |
| 2000s | 10.43 ha per square kilometre | 14.98 ha per square kilometre | 4.55 ha per square kilometre | Guinea |
| 2010s | 6.72 ha per square kilometre | 14.89 ha per square kilometre | 8.16 ha per square kilometre | Guinea |
| 2020s | 5.98 ha per square kilometre | 12.88 ha per square kilometre | 6.9 ha per square kilometre | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Burkina Faso or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 11.51 ha per square kilometre against 8.44 ha per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Guinea?
- 3.07 ha per square kilometre, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Guinea rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Guinea ranks 10th 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.