Bangladesh vs Guinea-Bissau: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Bangladesh
290,047 hectares
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau
225,241 hectares
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
58th
Guinea-Bissau rank
61st
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Bangladesh
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 290,047 hectares against 225,241 hectares in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 64,806 hectares.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.3 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 58th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 61st of 225 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65,444 hectares | 589,160 hectares | 523,716 hectares | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 41,899 hectares | 400,315 hectares | 358,416 hectares | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 98,890 hectares | 274,878 hectares | 175,988 hectares | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Bangladesh or Guinea-Bissau?
- Bangladesh, at 290,047 hectares against 225,241 hectares in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Bangladesh and Guinea-Bissau?
- 64,806 hectares, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Guinea-Bissau?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Bangladesh ranks 58th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 61st of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual area burnt by wildfires by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.