Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0038 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea is 0.0038 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 150.0% on the previous year and up 400.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.0137 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Equatorial Guinea 74th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -51.0% |
| 1997 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2004 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2005 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2007 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -75.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | +200.0% |
| 2009 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2011 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2014 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2015 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2017 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2018 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0137 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2021 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -94.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | +150.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0038 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.004 ha per square kilometre, 95% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0038 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0207 ha per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0137 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 71 New Caledonia 0.0047 ha per square kilometre compare
- 72 El Salvador 0.0041 ha per square kilometre compare
- 73 Malaysia 0.0039 ha per square kilometre compare
- 75 France 0.0036 ha per square kilometre compare
- 76 Japan 0.0028 ha per square kilometre compare
- 77 Haiti 0.0023 ha per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea was 0.0038 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0137 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 74th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.