Guinea-Bissau vs Portugal: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Guinea-Bissau
225,241 hectares
in 2025
Portugal
266,907 hectares
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
61st
Portugal rank
60th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 266,907 hectares against 225,241 hectares in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 41,666 hectares.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 61st and Portugal ranks 60th of 225 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 589,160 hectares | 146,861 hectares | 442,299 hectares | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 400,315 hectares | 127,707 hectares | 272,608 hectares | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 274,878 hectares | 100,024 hectares | 174,854 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, Guinea-Bissau or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 266,907 hectares against 225,241 hectares in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Guinea-Bissau and Portugal?
- 41,666 hectares, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Portugal?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Portugal rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 61st and Portugal ranks 60th 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.