Botswana vs Guinea: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Botswana
2.19 million hectares
in 2024
Guinea
3.53 million hectares
in 2024
Botswana rank
30th
Guinea rank
27th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Botswana
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 3.53 million hectares against 2.19 million hectares in Botswana, a difference of 1.33 million hectares.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.6 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 30th and Guinea ranks 27th of 225 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.42 million hectares | 4.40 million hectares | 18,631 hectares | Botswana |
| 2010s | 5.39 million hectares | 4.08 million hectares | 1.30 million hectares | Botswana |
| 2020s | 6.83 million hectares | 3.52 million hectares | 3.31 million hectares | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Botswana or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 3.53 million hectares against 2.19 million hectares in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Botswana and Guinea?
- 1.33 million hectares, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Guinea?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Guinea rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Botswana ranks 30th and Guinea ranks 27th 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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About this data
Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.