Guinea-Bissau vs Mongolia: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Guinea-Bissau
225,241 hectares
in 2025
Mongolia
177,952 hectares
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
61st
Mongolia rank
63rd
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Mongolia
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 225,241 hectares against 177,952 hectares in Mongolia, a difference of 47,289 hectares.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.3 times Mongolia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Mongolia ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 61st and Mongolia ranks 63rd of 225 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 589,160 hectares | 1.20 million hectares | 608,965 hectares | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 400,315 hectares | 1.03 million hectares | 632,134 hectares | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 274,878 hectares | 496,352 hectares | 221,475 hectares | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Guinea-Bissau or Mongolia?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 225,241 hectares against 177,952 hectares in Mongolia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Guinea-Bissau and Mongolia?
- 47,289 hectares, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Mongolia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Mongolia rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 61st and Mongolia ranks 63rd 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.