Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0004 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area, per capita in Equatorial Guinea is 0.0004 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 544.3% on the previous year and up 1,120.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.0004 ha per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2000.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 48th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0001 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0001 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 0 ha per person | -52.9% |
| 1997 | 0 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 0 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 0 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2003 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2004 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2005 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0001 ha per person | — |
| 2007 | 0 ha per person | -76.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 ha per person | +186.6% |
| 2009 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2011 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2013 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2014 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2015 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2017 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2018 | 0 ha per person | -51.7% |
| 2019 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 ha per person | — |
| 2021 | 0 ha per person | -94.6% |
| 2022 | 0 ha per person | +95.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 ha per person | +144.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 ha per person | +544.3% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0004 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 3.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0004 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More climate change data for Equatorial Guinea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 300,667 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 25.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0402 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.5221 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0063 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per capita in Equatorial Guinea?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Equatorial Guinea was 0.0004 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 ha per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 48th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,120.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.