Savanna fires — Burned Area in Guinea
Guinea: Savanna fires — Burned Area was 3.18 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area in Guinea is 3.18 million ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 12.4% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area in Guinea peaked at 5.24 million ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.40 million ha, in 1999.
Guinea ranks 24th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.15 million ha | 2.40 million ha | 3.45 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.68 million ha | 2.68 million ha | 4.42 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.66 million ha | 2.71 million ha | 5.24 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.17 million ha | 2.57 million ha | 3.63 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
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 fires — burned area in Guinea?
- Savanna fires — burned area in Guinea was 3.18 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.24 million ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.40 million ha in 1999.
- How does Guinea rank for savanna fires — burned area?
- Guinea ranks 24th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. 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 fires — 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.