Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.1297 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.1297 ha per person for savanna fires — burned area, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 43.8% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.5057 ha per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0902 ha per person, in 2023.
That places Guinea-Bissau 18th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3883 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3801 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3691 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3571 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3462 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3376 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2849 ha per person | -15.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2228 ha per person | -21.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1851 ha per person | -17.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2531 ha per person | +36.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2222 ha per person | -12.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4632 ha per person | +108.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5057 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4998 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.422 ha per person | -15.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3472 ha per person | -17.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4414 ha per person | +27.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3687 ha per person | -16.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2029 ha per person | -45.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2356 ha per person | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2239 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1828 ha per person | -18.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2552 ha per person | +39.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1576 ha per person | -38.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2016 ha per person | +27.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2269 ha per person | +12.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1604 ha per person | -29.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1812 ha per person | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2014 ha per person | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1773 ha per person | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1656 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1059 ha per person | -36.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1356 ha per person | +28.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0902 ha per person | -33.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1297 ha per person | +43.8% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.1297 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0396 ha per person, 3.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.1297 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.062 ha per person, 2.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3124 ha per person | 0.1851 ha per person | 0.3883 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3709 ha per person | 0.2029 ha per person | 0.5057 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1968 ha per person | 0.1576 ha per person | 0.2552 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1254 ha per person | 0.0902 ha per person | 0.1656 ha per person | 5 |
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 savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 0.1297 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5057 ha per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0902 ha per person in 2023.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 18th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Savanna fires — 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.
Savanna fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Savanna fires — 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.