Savanna — Burned Area in Guinea
Guinea: Savanna — Burned Area was 2.70 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna — Burned Area in Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna — burned area in Guinea stood at 2.70 million ha.
That represents a change of up 12.5% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area in Guinea peaked at 4.65 million ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 387,267 ha, in 1996.
Guinea ranks 10th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.86 million ha | 387,267 ha | 2.69 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.00 million ha | 585,510 ha | 3.83 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.20 million ha | 2.34 million ha | 4.65 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.73 million ha | 2.30 million ha | 3.12 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 7 Brazil 9.24 million ha compare
- 8 OECD 5.03 million ha compare
- 9 Russian Federation 2.76 million ha compare
- 11 Australia and New Zealand 2.63 million ha compare
- 12 Australia 2.63 million ha compare
- 13 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 2.31 million ha compare
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 savanna — burned area in Guinea?
- Savanna — burned area in Guinea was 2.70 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna — burned area recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.65 million ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 387,267 ha in 1996.
- How does Guinea rank for savanna — burned area?
- Guinea ranks 10th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — burned area rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. 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 Savanna — Burned Area. 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.