Guinea vs Namibia: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Guinea
2.32 million hectares
in 2025
Namibia
2.15 million hectares
in 2025
Guinea rank
29th
Namibia rank
31st
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Guinea
- Namibia
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 2.32 million hectares against 2.15 million hectares in Namibia, a difference of 167,490 hectares.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 29th and Namibia ranks 31st of 225 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.40 million hectares | 3.92 million hectares | 479,148 hectares | Guinea |
| 2010s | 4.08 million hectares | 3.83 million hectares | 252,498 hectares | Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.32 million hectares | 2.54 million hectares | 777,028 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 Namibia?
- Guinea, at 2.32 million hectares against 2.15 million hectares in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Guinea and Namibia?
- 167,490 hectares, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Namibia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Guinea and Namibia rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Guinea ranks 29th and Namibia ranks 31st of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) β 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.