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 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna — Burned Area in Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.69 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 2.69 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.69 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.69 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.69 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.69 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 387,267 ha | -85.6% |
| 1997 | 464,315 ha | +19.9% |
| 1998 | 1.00 million ha | +115.9% |
| 1999 | 623,665 ha | -37.8% |
| 2000 | 585,510 ha | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 2.69 million ha | +358.7% |
| 2002 | 3.56 million ha | +32.6% |
| 2003 | 3.29 million ha | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 2.76 million ha | -16.3% |
| 2005 | 3.83 million ha | +39.0% |
| 2006 | 3.46 million ha | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 3.26 million ha | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 3.45 million ha | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 3.14 million ha | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 2.77 million ha | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 3.05 million ha | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 3.79 million ha | +24.1% |
| 2013 | 3.47 million ha | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 3.10 million ha | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 2.49 million ha | -19.5% |
| 2016 | 4.65 million ha | +86.5% |
| 2017 | 3.44 million ha | -25.9% |
| 2018 | 2.34 million ha | -32.1% |
| 2019 | 2.89 million ha | +23.5% |
| 2020 | 3.11 million ha | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 2.30 million ha | -26.0% |
| 2022 | 3.12 million ha | +35.8% |
| 2023 | 2.40 million ha | -23.2% |
| 2024 | 2.70 million ha | +12.5% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 2.70 million ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,382 ha, 365.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 2.70 million ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 138,459 ha, 19.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna — 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 | +358.7% | 585,510 ha | 2.69 million ha |
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
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.80 million ha compare
- 8 OECD 5.03 million ha compare
- 9 Russian Federation 2.76 million ha compare
- 9 Viet Nam 81,346 ha compare
- 10 Melanesia 71,246 ha compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 54,723 ha compare
- 11 Australia and New Zealand 2.63 million ha compare
- 12 Australia 2.63 million ha compare
- 12 Türkiye 9,753 ha compare
- 13 Ethiopia 2.31 million ha compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 1,881 ha compare
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 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 221 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.