Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Guinea
Guinea: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0313 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in 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 Guinea is 0.0313 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.5% on the previous year and down 83.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Guinea peaked at 0.2585 ha per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0294 ha per square kilometre, in 2018.
That places Guinea 42nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1089 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1089 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1089 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1089 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1089 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1089 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0686 ha per square kilometre | -37.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1096 ha per square kilometre | +59.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2585 ha per square kilometre | +135.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1907 ha per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1154 ha per square kilometre | -39.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1005 ha per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0539 ha per square kilometre | -46.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1463 ha per square kilometre | +171.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0892 ha per square kilometre | -39.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0799 ha per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 0.137 ha per square kilometre | +71.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1049 ha per square kilometre | -23.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1467 ha per square kilometre | +39.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1299 ha per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0835 ha per square kilometre | -35.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1192 ha per square kilometre | +42.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1759 ha per square kilometre | +47.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1913 ha per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1405 ha per square kilometre | -26.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2345 ha per square kilometre | +66.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1088 ha per square kilometre | -53.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0404 ha per square kilometre | -62.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0294 ha per square kilometre | -27.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0566 ha per square kilometre | +92.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0641 ha per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0508 ha per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0464 ha per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0313 ha per square kilometre | -32.5% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.0313 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0199 ha per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.0313 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0207 ha per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1281 ha per square kilometre | 0.0686 ha per square kilometre | 0.2585 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1104 ha per square kilometre | 0.0539 ha per square kilometre | 0.1467 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.118 ha per square kilometre | 0.0294 ha per square kilometre | 0.2345 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0482 ha per square kilometre | 0.0313 ha per square kilometre | 0.0641 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 39 Spain 0.0458 ha per square kilometre compare
- 40 Fiji 0.0375 ha per square kilometre compare
- 41 Papua New Guinea 0.0337 ha per square kilometre compare
- 43 Togo 0.0287 ha per square kilometre compare
- 44 Ghana 0.0287 ha per square kilometre compare
- 45 Philippines 0.0286 ha per square kilometre compare
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, per square kilometre in Guinea?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Guinea was 0.0313 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2585 ha per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0294 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Guinea rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Guinea ranks 42nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.