Grassland — Burned Area in Guinea
Guinea: Grassland — Burned Area was 446,966 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area in Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 446,966 ha for grassland — burned area in 2024.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area in Guinea peaked at 569,478 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1,032 ha, in 1996.
That places Guinea 32nd out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area in Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 361,280 ha | — |
| 1991 | 361,280 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 361,280 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 361,280 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 361,280 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 361,280 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,032 ha | -99.7% |
| 1997 | 8,413 ha | +714.9% |
| 1998 | 35,206 ha | +318.5% |
| 1999 | 11,471 ha | -67.4% |
| 2000 | 12,801 ha | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 543,065 ha | +4142.3% |
| 2002 | 569,478 ha | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 454,978 ha | -20.1% |
| 2004 | 419,253 ha | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 559,411 ha | +33.4% |
| 2006 | 470,954 ha | -15.8% |
| 2007 | 383,737 ha | -18.5% |
| 2008 | 478,268 ha | +24.6% |
| 2009 | 364,366 ha | -23.8% |
| 2010 | 360,839 ha | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 404,649 ha | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 371,314 ha | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 410,936 ha | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 489,367 ha | +19.1% |
| 2015 | 335,114 ha | -31.5% |
| 2016 | 561,353 ha | +67.5% |
| 2017 | 454,489 ha | -19.0% |
| 2018 | 354,914 ha | -21.9% |
| 2019 | 340,911 ha | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 492,656 ha | +44.5% |
| 2021 | 263,125 ha | -46.6% |
| 2022 | 462,059 ha | +75.6% |
| 2023 | 415,983 ha | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 446,966 ha | +7.4% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 446,966 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44,722 ha, 10.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 446,966 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 491,367 ha, 91% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area in Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +4142.3% | 12,801 ha | 543,065 ha |
| 1997 | +714.9% | 1,032 ha | 8,413 ha |
| 1998 | +318.5% | 8,413 ha | 35,206 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 222,380 ha | 1,032 ha | 361,280 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 425,631 ha | 12,801 ha | 569,478 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 408,389 ha | 335,114 ha | 561,353 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 416,158 ha | 263,125 ha | 492,656 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
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 grassland — burned area in Guinea?
- Grassland — burned area in Guinea was 446,966 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burned area recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 569,478 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,032 ha in 1996.
- How does Guinea rank for grassland — burned area?
- Guinea ranks 32nd out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.