Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Guinea
Guinea: Forest fires — Burning crop residues was 715,826 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burning crop residues in Guinea is 715,826 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 71.9% on the previous year and down 61.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues in Guinea peaked at 3.44 million t in 1998 and was at its lowest, 390,961 t, in 2018.
That places Guinea 47th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Guinea, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.45 million t | — |
| 1991 | 1.45 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.45 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.45 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.45 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.45 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 911,578 t | -37.0% |
| 1997 | 1.46 million t | +59.8% |
| 1998 | 3.44 million t | +135.8% |
| 1999 | 2.54 million t | -26.2% |
| 2000 | 1.53 million t | -39.5% |
| 2001 | 1.33 million t | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 714,943 t | -46.4% |
| 2003 | 1.94 million t | +171.9% |
| 2004 | 1.18 million t | -39.0% |
| 2005 | 1.06 million t | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 1.82 million t | +71.7% |
| 2007 | 1.39 million t | -23.5% |
| 2008 | 1.95 million t | +40.0% |
| 2009 | 1.73 million t | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 1.11 million t | -35.7% |
| 2011 | 1.58 million t | +42.7% |
| 2012 | 2.32 million t | +46.7% |
| 2013 | 2.54 million t | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 1.87 million t | -26.6% |
| 2015 | 3.12 million t | +66.8% |
| 2016 | 1.44 million t | -53.6% |
| 2017 | 536,471 t | -62.9% |
| 2018 | 390,961 t | -27.1% |
| 2019 | 751,649 t | +92.3% |
| 2020 | 850,724 t | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 675,122 t | -20.6% |
| 2022 | 616,400 t | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 416,392 t | -32.4% |
| 2024 | 715,826 t | +71.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.70 million t | 911,578 t | 3.44 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.47 million t | 714,943 t | 1.95 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 million t | 390,961 t | 3.12 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 654,893 t | 416,392 t | 850,724 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More climate change data for Guinea
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 112.63 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues in Guinea?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues in Guinea was 715,826 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?
- The highest recorded value was 3.44 million t in 1998.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 390,961 t in 2018.
- How does Guinea rank for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Guinea ranks 47th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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.