Guinea vs Northern Africa: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
Guinea
21.40 million t
in 2024
Northern Africa
28.54 million t
in 2024
Guinea rank
18th
Northern Africa rank
16th
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Guinea
- Northern Africa
How they compare
Northern Africa currently reports 28.54 million t against 21.40 million t in Guinea, a difference of 7.14 million t.
That makes Northern Africa's figure about 1.3 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Northern Africa ahead.
Guinea ranks 18th and Northern Africa ranks 16th of 221 countries.
Northern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Northern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.64 million t | 212.44 million t | 191.80 million t | Northern Africa |
| 2000s | 24.76 million t | 208.90 million t | 184.15 million t | Northern Africa |
| 2010s | 24.82 million t | 58.56 million t | 33.74 million t | Northern Africa |
| 2020s | 21.39 million t | 28.02 million t | 6.63 million t | Northern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues, Guinea or Northern Africa?
- Northern Africa, at 28.54 million t against 21.40 million t in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between Guinea and Northern Africa?
- 7.14 million t, with Northern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Northern Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Northern Africa rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Guinea ranks 18th and Northern Africa ranks 16th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.