Guinea vs India: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Guinea
3.53 million hectares
in 2024
India
3.46 million hectares
in 2024
Guinea rank
27th
India rank
28th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Guinea
- India
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 3.53 million hectares against 3.46 million hectares in India, a difference of 63,900 hectares.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 27th and India ranks 28th of 225 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.40 million hectares | 3.53 million hectares | 866,879 hectares | Guinea |
| 2010s | 4.08 million hectares | 4.87 million hectares | 787,040 hectares | India |
| 2020s | 3.52 million hectares | 4.91 million hectares | 1.39 million hectares | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Guinea or India?
- Guinea, at 3.53 million hectares against 3.46 million hectares in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Guinea and India?
- 63,900 hectares, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and India?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and India rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Guinea ranks 27th and India ranks 28th 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.