Cambodia vs Guinea: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Cambodia
2.10 million hectares
in 2025
Guinea
2.32 million hectares
in 2025
Cambodia rank
32nd
Guinea rank
29th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Cambodia
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 2.32 million hectares against 2.10 million hectares in Cambodia, a difference of 223,000 hectares.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Guinea ahead.
Cambodia ranks 32nd and Guinea ranks 29th of 225 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.02 million hectares | 4.40 million hectares | 1.37 million hectares | Guinea |
| 2010s | 2.75 million hectares | 4.08 million hectares | 1.33 million hectares | Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.00 million hectares | 3.32 million hectares | 1.32 million hectares | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Cambodia or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 2.32 million hectares against 2.10 million hectares in Cambodia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Cambodia and Guinea?
- 223,000 hectares, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Guinea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Cambodia and Guinea rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Cambodia ranks 32nd and Guinea ranks 29th 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.