Forest fires — Burned Area in Guinea
Guinea: Forest fires — Burned Area was 13,234 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Burned Area 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 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 in Guinea peaked at 63,521 ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7,227 ha, in 2018.
That places Guinea 47th out of 219 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.
Forest fires — Burned Area in Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26,756 ha | — |
| 1991 | 26,756 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 26,756 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 26,756 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 26,756 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 26,756 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 16,850 ha | -37.0% |
| 1997 | 26,934 ha | +59.8% |
| 1998 | 63,521 ha | +135.8% |
| 1999 | 46,864 ha | -26.2% |
| 2000 | 28,367 ha | -39.5% |
| 2001 | 24,693 ha | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 13,234 ha | -46.4% |
| 2003 | 35,938 ha | +171.6% |
| 2004 | 21,914 ha | -39.0% |
| 2005 | 19,627 ha | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 33,672 ha | +71.6% |
| 2007 | 25,785 ha | -23.4% |
| 2008 | 36,045 ha | +39.8% |
| 2009 | 31,921 ha | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 20,525 ha | -35.7% |
| 2011 | 29,291 ha | +42.7% |
| 2012 | 43,231 ha | +47.6% |
| 2013 | 47,016 ha | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 34,530 ha | -26.6% |
| 2015 | 57,615 ha | +66.9% |
| 2016 | 26,725 ha | -53.6% |
| 2017 | 9,921 ha | -62.9% |
| 2018 | 7,227 ha | -27.2% |
| 2019 | 13,897 ha | +92.3% |
| 2020 | 15,757 ha | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 12,486 ha | -20.8% |
| 2022 | 11,395 ha | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 7,697 ha | -32.5% |
| 2024 | 13,234 ha | +72.0% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 13,234 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,929 ha, 6.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 13,234 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,274 ha, 4.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
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
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 17.82 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 11,342 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,691 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,651 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13.93 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 273.25 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,693 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 539.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,154 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.03 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area in Guinea?
- Forest fires — burned area 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 recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 63,521 ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,227 ha in 2018.
- How does Guinea rank for forest fires — burned area?
- Guinea ranks 47th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area 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. 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.