Guinea-Bissau vs Kenya: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Guinea-Bissau
0.0055 hectares per person
in 2025
Kenya
0.0048 hectares per person
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
59th
Kenya rank
60th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.0055 hectares per person against 0.0048 hectares per person in Kenya, a difference of 0.0007 hectares per person.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 59th and Kenya ranks 60th of 206 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0163 hectares per person | 0.0063 hectares per person | 0.01 hectares per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 0.0088 hectares per person | 0.0045 hectares per person | 0.0043 hectares per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 0.0079 hectares per person | 0.0044 hectares per person | 0.0035 hectares per person | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita, Guinea-Bissau or Kenya?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 0.0055 hectares per person against 0.0048 hectares per person in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Guinea-Bissau and Kenya?
- 0.0007 hectares per person, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Kenya?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Kenya rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 59th and Kenya ranks 60th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.