Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Guinea
Guinea: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues was 21.40 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burning crop residues in Guinea is 21.40 million t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Guinea peaked at 35.64 million t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 15.09 million t, in 1999.
That places Guinea 18th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Guinea, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.19 million t | — |
| 1991 | 23.19 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 23.19 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 23.19 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 23.19 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 23.19 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 16.12 million t | -30.5% |
| 1997 | 15.57 million t | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 20.51 million t | +31.7% |
| 1999 | 15.09 million t | -26.4% |
| 2000 | 16.71 million t | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 21.68 million t | +29.8% |
| 2002 | 27.92 million t | +28.8% |
| 2003 | 25.56 million t | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 21.94 million t | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 29.87 million t | +36.1% |
| 2006 | 27.45 million t | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 25.65 million t | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 26.72 million t | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 24.05 million t | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 21.33 million t | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 23.67 million t | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 29.02 million t | +22.6% |
| 2013 | 26.59 million t | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 24.49 million t | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 20.21 million t | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 35.64 million t | +76.3% |
| 2017 | 26.53 million t | -25.6% |
| 2018 | 18.30 million t | -31.0% |
| 2019 | 22.42 million t | +22.5% |
| 2020 | 24.47 million t | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 17.52 million t | -28.4% |
| 2022 | 24.55 million t | +40.1% |
| 2023 | 19.03 million t | -22.5% |
| 2024 | 21.40 million t | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.64 million t | 15.09 million t | 23.19 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.76 million t | 16.71 million t | 29.87 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.82 million t | 18.30 million t | 35.64 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.39 million t | 17.52 million t | 24.55 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 15 Ghana 23.80 million t compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 17,695 t compare
- 16 Congo 23.00 million t compare
- 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 5,313 t compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 2,471 t compare
- 17 South Africa 21.41 million t compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t
- 18 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 t
- 18 Micronesia 0 t
- 18 Polynesia 0 t
- 19 Ethiopia 21.34 million t compare
- 20 Nigeria 20.45 million t compare
- 21 Côte d'Ivoire 8.49 million t compare
- 21 Madagascar 20.09 million t 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 fires — burning crop residues in Guinea?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues in Guinea was 21.40 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 35.64 million t in 2016.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.09 million t in 1999.
- How does Guinea rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Guinea ranks 18th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.