Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.7893 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.7893 ha per square kilometre for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 179.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 1.31 ha per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0154 ha per square kilometre, in 1996.
That places Guinea-Bissau 34th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5636 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.5636 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5636 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5636 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5636 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5636 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0154 ha per square kilometre | -97.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0534 ha per square kilometre | +245.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1387 ha per square kilometre | +159.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0903 ha per square kilometre | -34.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0923 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | +1307.6% |
| 2002 | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6813 ha per square kilometre | -38.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4813 ha per square kilometre | -29.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6106 ha per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7977 ha per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5247 ha per square kilometre | -34.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6053 ha per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3772 ha per square kilometre | -37.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4851 ha per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 2012 | 0.733 ha per square kilometre | +51.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2829 ha per square kilometre | -61.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4152 ha per square kilometre | +46.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8418 ha per square kilometre | +102.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5809 ha per square kilometre | -31.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4996 ha per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5247 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6479 ha per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6517 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4015 ha per square kilometre | -38.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8334 ha per square kilometre | +107.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7893 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.7893 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.04 ha per square kilometre, 76% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.7893 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.04 ha per square kilometre, 39% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau 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 | +1307.6% | 0.0923 ha per square kilometre | 1.3 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.368 ha per square kilometre | 0.0154 ha per square kilometre | 0.5636 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.751 ha per square kilometre | 0.0923 ha per square kilometre | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5388 ha per square kilometre | 0.2829 ha per square kilometre | 0.8418 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.669 ha per square kilometre | 0.4015 ha per square kilometre | 0.8334 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau?
- Grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau was 0.7893 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 ha per square kilometre in 2002.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0154 ha per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 34th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is grassland — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 179.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Grassland — 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.
Grassland — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Grassland — 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
Grassland — 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.