Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Guinea
Guinea: Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 was 13,234 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 13,234 ha for forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 71.9% on the previous year and down 61.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Guinea peaked at 63,521 ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7,227 ha, in 2018.
That places Guinea 52nd out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31,470 ha | 16,850 ha | 63,521 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,119 ha | 13,234 ha | 36,045 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,998 ha | 7,227 ha | 57,615 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,114 ha | 7,697 ha | 15,757 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More climate change data for Guinea
- Share co2 vs population 0.3144 (2100)
- Population growth 2.3% (2025)
- Population, total 15.10 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.5% (2025)
- Urban population 5.82 million (2025)
- Urban population 38.5% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 0.2729 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 105.94 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 0.2729 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 0.2729 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Guinea?
- Forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Guinea was 13,234 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 63,521 ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,227 ha in 2018.
- How does Guinea rank for forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1?
- Guinea ranks 52nd out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.