Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual was 49.39 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Guinea-Bissau, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Guinea-Bissau is 49.39 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 251.5% on the previous year and up 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 126.54 % change on previous year in 2001 and was at its lowest, -43.64 % change on previous year, in 2008.
That places Guinea-Bissau 42nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | -23.69 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -19.38 % change on previous year | -18.2% |
| 1998 | -11.89 % change on previous year | -38.6% |
| 1999 | 40.82 % change on previous year | -443.3% |
| 2000 | -10.72 % change on previous year | -126.3% |
| 2001 | 126.54 % change on previous year | -1280.7% |
| 2002 | 11.6 % change on previous year | -90.8% |
| 2003 | 1.19 % change on previous year | -89.7% |
| 2004 | -13.37 % change on previous year | -1220.5% |
| 2005 | -15.45 % change on previous year | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 30.07 % change on previous year | -294.7% |
| 2007 | -14.69 % change on previous year | -148.8% |
| 2008 | -43.64 % change on previous year | +197.1% |
| 2009 | 18.99 % change on previous year | -143.5% |
| 2010 | -1.73 % change on previous year | -109.1% |
| 2011 | -16.96 % change on previous year | +878.6% |
| 2012 | 43.56 % change on previous year | -356.9% |
| 2013 | -36.19 % change on previous year | -183.1% |
| 2014 | 31.35 % change on previous year | -186.6% |
| 2015 | 14.95 % change on previous year | -52.3% |
| 2016 | -27.48 % change on previous year | -283.8% |
| 2017 | 16.24 % change on previous year | -159.1% |
| 2018 | 13.93 % change on previous year | -14.2% |
| 2019 | -10.29 % change on previous year | -173.9% |
| 2020 | -4.44 % change on previous year | -56.9% |
| 2021 | -34.57 % change on previous year | +678.7% |
| 2022 | 30.06 % change on previous year | -186.9% |
| 2023 | -32.61 % change on previous year | -208.5% |
| 2024 | 49.39 % change on previous year | -251.5% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 49.39 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is 17.55 % change on previous year, 2.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 49.39 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.94 % change on previous year, 5.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.57 % change on previous year | -23.69 % change on previous year | 40.82 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.05 % change on previous year | -43.64 % change on previous year | 126.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.74 % change on previous year | -36.19 % change on previous year | 43.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 % change on previous year | -34.57 % change on previous year | 49.39 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 39 Russian Federation 50.55 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Guyana 50.26 % change on previous year compare
- 41 Iceland 50 % change on previous year compare
- 43 Madagascar 48.12 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Burundi 47.92 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Congo 46.67 % change on previous year compare
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 — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Guinea-Bissau?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Guinea-Bissau was 49.39 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 126.54 % change on previous year in 2001.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was -43.64 % change on previous year in 2008.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 42nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.5%. 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 Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.