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
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k200220132025

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) – 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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Indicator
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Unit
hectares
Source
Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
225 places, 5,400 data points, 2002–2025
Last refreshed

Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.