Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0011 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Guinea-Bissau is 0.0011 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 201.2% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.2781 ha per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 ha per person, in 2017.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 38th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0417 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0408 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0396 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0383 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0372 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0362 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2781 ha per person | +667.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2082 ha per person | -25.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1207 ha per person | -42.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1671 ha per person | +38.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1361 ha per person | -18.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0031 ha per person | -97.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0019 ha per person | -38.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0062 ha per person | +230.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0119 ha per person | +91.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0048 ha per person | -59.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0098 ha per person | +106.3% |
| 2007 | 0.006 ha per person | -39.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 ha per person | -68.3% |
| 2009 | 0.002 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0023 ha per person | +16.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0048 ha per person | +109.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0038 ha per person | -20.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 ha per person | -58.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0016 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 ha per person | -58.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 ha per person | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 ha per person | -66.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 ha per person | +133.5% |
| 2019 | 0.001 ha per person | +58.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0012 ha per person | +27.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 ha per person | -63.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0011 ha per person | +201.2% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0011 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 ha per person, 752.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0011 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 12.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Guinea-Bissau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +667.6% | 0.0362 ha per person | 0.2781 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1008 ha per person | 0.0362 ha per person | 0.2781 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0184 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.1361 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0048 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0012 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 woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 0.0011 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2781 ha per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 ha per person in 2017.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for woody savanna — burned area, per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 38th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. 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 Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Woody savanna — 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.
Woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Woody savanna — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Woody savanna — 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.