Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Guinea

Guinea: Grassland — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0303 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0303 ha per person
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
29th
of 187 countries
All-time high
0.0657 ha per person
in 2002
All-time low
0.0001 ha per person
in 1996
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Guinea, 1990–2024

00.020.040.061990200720241990: 0.056 ha per person1991: 0.054 ha per person1992: 0.052 ha per person1993: 0.051 ha per person1994: 0.049 ha per person1995: 0.048 ha per person1996: 0 ha per person1997: 0.001 ha per person1998: 0.004 ha per person1999: 0.001 ha per person2000: 0.002 ha per person2001: 0.064 ha per person2002: 0.066 ha per person2003: 0.051 ha per person2004: 0.046 ha per person2005: 0.061 ha per person2006: 0.05 ha per person2007: 0.04 ha per person2008: 0.048 ha per person2009: 0.036 ha per person2010: 0.035 ha per person2011: 0.038 ha per person2012: 0.034 ha per person2013: 0.037 ha per person2014: 0.043 ha per person2015: 0.028 ha per person2016: 0.046 ha per person2017: 0.037 ha per person2018: 0.028 ha per person2019: 0.026 ha per person2020: 0.037 ha per person2021: 0.019 ha per person2022: 0.033 ha per person2023: 0.029 ha per person2024: 0.03 ha per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.

Analysis

In 2024, grassland — burned area, per capita in Guinea stood at 0.0303 ha per person.

That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per capita in Guinea peaked at 0.0657 ha per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per person, in 1996.

Guinea ranks 29th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Guinea, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha per person Change
1990 0.0561 ha per person —
1991 0.0539 ha per person -3.9%
1992 0.0523 ha per person -3.1%
1993 0.0507 ha per person -3.0%
1994 0.0492 ha per person -3.0%
1995 0.0478 ha per person -2.8%
1996 0.0001 ha per person -99.7%
1997 0.0011 ha per person +698.4%
1998 0.0044 ha per person +310.7%
1999 0.0014 ha per person -68.1%
2000 0.0015 ha per person +9.4%
2001 0.0636 ha per person +4087.1%
2002 0.0657 ha per person +3.2%
2003 0.0513 ha per person -21.9%
2004 0.0463 ha per person -9.8%
2005 0.0605 ha per person +30.8%
2006 0.0499 ha per person -17.6%
2007 0.0397 ha per person -20.4%
2008 0.0483 ha per person +21.7%
2009 0.0359 ha per person -25.7%
2010 0.0347 ha per person -3.4%
2011 0.038 ha per person +9.4%
2012 0.034 ha per person -10.5%
2013 0.0367 ha per person +8.0%
2014 0.0427 ha per person +16.2%
2015 0.0285 ha per person -33.2%
2016 0.0465 ha per person +63.3%
2017 0.0367 ha per person -21.1%
2018 0.0279 ha per person -23.9%
2019 0.0262 ha per person -6.4%
2020 0.0368 ha per person +40.9%
2021 0.0192 ha per person -47.9%
2022 0.0329 ha per person +71.3%
2023 0.0289 ha per person -12.2%
2024 0.0303 ha per person +4.9%

Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Guinea's 0.0303 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0024 ha per person, 12.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Guinea's 0.0303 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0356 ha per person, 85% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Grassland — Burned Area, per capita 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.

YearChange FromTo
2001 +4087.1% 0.0015 ha per person 0.0636 ha per person
1997 +698.4% 0.0001 ha per person 0.0011 ha per person
1998 +310.7% 0.0011 ha per person 0.0044 ha per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0317 ha per person 0.0001 ha per person 0.0561 ha per person 10
2000s 0.0463 ha per person 0.0015 ha per person 0.0657 ha per person 10
2010s 0.0352 ha per person 0.0262 ha per person 0.0465 ha per person 10
2020s 0.0296 ha per person 0.0192 ha per person 0.0368 ha per person 5

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 26 Benin 0.037 ha per person compare
  2. 27 Mauritania 0.0341 ha per person compare
  3. 28 Brazil 0.0308 ha per person compare
  4. 30 North Macedonia 0.0289 ha per person compare
  5. 31 Niger 0.0268 ha per person compare
  6. 32 Paraguay 0.0259 ha per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland — burned area, per capita in Guinea?
Grassland — burned area, per capita in Guinea was 0.0303 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.0657 ha per person in 2002.
What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per person in 1996.
How does Guinea rank for grassland — burned area, per capita?
Guinea ranks 29th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
Is grassland — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. 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 Grassland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Grassland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Grassland — Burned Area ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 6,469 data points, 1990–2024
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Grassland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.