Gambia vs Guinea-Bissau: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region

Gambia
164,386 hectares
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau
225,241 hectares
in 2025
Gambia rank
64th
Guinea-Bissau rank
61st

Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time

  • Gambia
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 225,241 hectares against 164,386 hectares in Gambia, a difference of 60,855 hectares.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.4 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Gambia ranks 64th 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 Gambia Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
2000s 281,914 hectares 589,160 hectares 307,246 hectares Guinea-Bissau
2010s 194,889 hectares 400,315 hectares 205,426 hectares Guinea-Bissau
2020s 215,582 hectares 274,878 hectares 59,296 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, Gambia or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 225,241 hectares against 164,386 hectares in Gambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
60,855 hectares, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Gambia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
Gambia ranks 64th 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.