Cameroon vs Guinea: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Cameroon
2.18 million hectares
in 2025
Guinea
2.32 million hectares
in 2025
Cameroon rank
30th
Guinea rank
29th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Cameroon
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 2.32 million hectares against 2.18 million hectares in Cameroon, a difference of 138,060 hectares.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 30th and Guinea ranks 29th of 225 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.24 million hectares | 4.40 million hectares | 844,611 hectares | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 2.81 million hectares | 4.08 million hectares | 1.28 million hectares | Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.39 million hectares | 3.32 million hectares | 927,005 hectares | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Cameroon or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 2.32 million hectares against 2.18 million hectares in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Cameroon and Guinea?
- 138,060 hectares, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Guinea rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Cameroon ranks 30th 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.