Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0084 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.0084 ha per person for forest fires — burned area, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 94.1% on the previous year and down 79.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.0601 ha per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 ha per person, in 1996.
That places Guinea-Bissau 20th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0404 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0396 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0384 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0372 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.036 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0351 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 ha per person | -98.5% |
| 1997 | 0.004 ha per person | +631.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0206 ha per person | +418.1% |
| 1999 | 0.035 ha per person | +70.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0166 ha per person | -52.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0361 ha per person | +117.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0468 ha per person | +29.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0405 ha per person | -13.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0331 ha per person | -18.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0255 ha per person | -23.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0468 ha per person | +83.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0474 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0394 ha per person | -16.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0256 ha per person | -34.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0316 ha per person | +23.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0242 ha per person | -23.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0601 ha per person | +148.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0347 ha per person | -42.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0412 ha per person | +19.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0474 ha per person | +14.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0179 ha per person | -62.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0069 ha per person | -61.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0081 ha per person | +16.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0127 ha per person | +57.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0165 ha per person | +30.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0065 ha per person | -60.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0063 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0043 ha per person | -31.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0084 ha per person | +94.1% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0084 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 ha per person, 212.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0084 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 31.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Guinea-Bissau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +631.6% | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.004 ha per person |
| 1998 | +418.1% | 0.004 ha per person | 0.0206 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0287 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0404 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0358 ha per person | 0.0166 ha per person | 0.0474 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0285 ha per person | 0.0069 ha per person | 0.0601 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0084 ha per person | 0.0043 ha per person | 0.0165 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More climate change data for Guinea-Bissau
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.69 million kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,460 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 527.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 932.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 33.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 232.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1541 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 0.0084 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0601 ha per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 ha per person in 1996.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 20th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.