Guinea vs Myanmar: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Guinea
3.53 million hectares
in 2024
Myanmar
2.66 million hectares
in 2024
Guinea rank
27th
Myanmar rank
29th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Guinea
- Myanmar
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 3.53 million hectares against 2.66 million hectares in Myanmar, a difference of 869,450 hectares.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 27th and Myanmar ranks 29th of 225 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.40 million hectares | 3.54 million hectares | 857,908 hectares | Guinea |
| 2010s | 4.08 million hectares | 3.22 million hectares | 864,861 hectares | Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.52 million hectares | 2.99 million hectares | 528,448 hectares | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Guinea or Myanmar?
- Guinea, at 3.53 million hectares against 2.66 million hectares in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Guinea and Myanmar?
- 869,450 hectares, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Myanmar?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Myanmar rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Guinea ranks 27th and Myanmar ranks 29th 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.