Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) in Guinea
Guinea: Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) was 49.22 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna fires — Emissions in Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 49.22 kt for savanna fires — emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of up 12.5% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions in Guinea peaked at 81.97 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 34.71 kt, 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 — Emissions (CH4) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 53.35 kt | — |
| 1991 | 53.35 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 53.35 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 53.35 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 53.35 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 53.35 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 37.07 kt | -30.5% |
| 1997 | 35.8 kt | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 47.17 kt | +31.7% |
| 1999 | 34.71 kt | -26.4% |
| 2000 | 38.43 kt | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 49.87 kt | +29.8% |
| 2002 | 64.22 kt | +28.8% |
| 2003 | 58.8 kt | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 50.47 kt | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 68.7 kt | +36.1% |
| 2006 | 63.13 kt | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 58.99 kt | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 61.46 kt | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 55.31 kt | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 49.05 kt | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 54.45 kt | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 66.76 kt | +22.6% |
| 2013 | 61.15 kt | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 56.32 kt | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 46.48 kt | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 81.97 kt | +76.3% |
| 2017 | 61.01 kt | -25.6% |
| 2018 | 42.09 kt | -31.0% |
| 2019 | 51.57 kt | +22.5% |
| 2020 | 56.29 kt | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 40.29 kt | -28.4% |
| 2022 | 56.46 kt | +40.1% |
| 2023 | 43.77 kt | -22.5% |
| 2024 | 49.22 kt | +12.5% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 49.22 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.49 kt, 32.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 49.22 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.99 kt, 4.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.48 kt | 34.71 kt | 53.35 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.94 kt | 38.43 kt | 68.7 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.08 kt | 42.09 kt | 81.97 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.2 kt | 40.29 kt | 56.46 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 15 Ghana 54.74 kt compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 0.0407 kt compare
- 16 Congo 52.9 kt compare
- 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.0122 kt compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 0.0057 kt compare
- 17 South Africa 49.24 kt compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 kt
- 18 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 kt
- 18 Micronesia 0 kt
- 18 Polynesia 0 kt
- 19 Ethiopia 49.08 kt compare
- 20 Nigeria 47.02 kt compare
- 21 Côte d'Ivoire 19.53 kt compare
- 21 Madagascar 46.21 kt 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 — emissions in Guinea?
- Savanna fires — emissions in Guinea was 49.22 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 81.97 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.71 kt in 1999.
- How does Guinea rank for savanna fires — emissions?
- Guinea ranks 18th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — emissions 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 — Emissions (CH4). 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.