Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Forest fires — Burning crop residues was 1.01 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 1.01 million t for forest fires — burning crop residues in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 98.4% on the previous year and down 74.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 5.37 million t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 33,605 t, in 1996.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 44th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.13 million t | — |
| 1991 | 2.13 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.13 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.13 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.13 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.13 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 33,605 t | -98.4% |
| 1997 | 250,577 t | +645.7% |
| 1998 | 1.32 million t | +427.9% |
| 1999 | 2.29 million t | +73.3% |
| 2000 | 1.11 million t | -51.7% |
| 2001 | 2.46 million t | +122.2% |
| 2002 | 3.27 million t | +32.6% |
| 2003 | 2.89 million t | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 2.42 million t | -16.3% |
| 2005 | 1.90 million t | -21.3% |
| 2006 | 3.58 million t | +88.3% |
| 2007 | 3.72 million t | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 3.17 million t | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 2.12 million t | -33.2% |
| 2010 | 2.68 million t | +26.4% |
| 2011 | 2.10 million t | -21.4% |
| 2012 | 5.37 million t | +155.4% |
| 2013 | 3.18 million t | -40.8% |
| 2014 | 3.88 million t | +22.1% |
| 2015 | 4.58 million t | +17.9% |
| 2016 | 1.78 million t | -61.2% |
| 2017 | 701,008 t | -60.5% |
| 2018 | 838,668 t | +19.6% |
| 2019 | 1.35 million t | +61.0% |
| 2020 | 1.80 million t | +33.2% |
| 2021 | 727,629 t | -59.5% |
| 2022 | 718,364 t | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 506,671 t | -29.5% |
| 2024 | 1.01 million t | +98.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.67 million t | 33,605 t | 2.29 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.66 million t | 1.11 million t | 3.72 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.65 million t | 701,008 t | 5.37 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 951,117 t | 506,671 t | 1.80 million t | 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 — burning crop residues in Guinea-Bissau?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues in Guinea-Bissau was 1.01 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 5.37 million t in 2012.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,605 t in 1996.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 44th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.