Guinea-Bissau vs Portugal: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita

Guinea-Bissau
0.0055 hectares per person
in 2025
Portugal
0.0056 hectares per person
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
59th
Portugal rank
57th

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0056 hectares per person against 0.0055 hectares per person in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.0001 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 59th and Portugal ranks 57th 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 Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0163 hectares per person 0.0041 hectares per person 0.0122 hectares per person Guinea-Bissau
2010s 0.0088 hectares per person 0.0026 hectares per person 0.0062 hectares per person Guinea-Bissau
2020s 0.0079 hectares per person 0.0017 hectares per person 0.0062 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 Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.0056 hectares per person against 0.0055 hectares per person in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Guinea-Bissau and Portugal?
0.0001 hectares per person, 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 area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 59th and Portugal ranks 57th 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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Indicator
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 4,944 data points, 2002–2025
Last refreshed

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.