Ethiopia vs Guinea-Bissau: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre

Ethiopia
0.9476 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
0.6939 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
36th
Guinea-Bissau rank
39th

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.9476 hectares per square kilometre against 0.6939 hectares per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.2537 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.4 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 36th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 39th of 206 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
2000s 1.03 hectares per square kilometre 0.7995 hectares per square kilometre 0.2337 hectares per square kilometre Ethiopia
2010s 1.02 hectares per square kilometre 0.552 hectares per square kilometre 0.4664 hectares per square kilometre Ethiopia
2020s 0.8905 hectares per square kilometre 0.6565 hectares per square kilometre 0.234 hectares per square kilometre Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre, Ethiopia or Guinea-Bissau?
Ethiopia, at 0.9476 hectares per square kilometre against 0.6939 hectares per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Ethiopia and Guinea-Bissau?
0.2537 hectares per square kilometre, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Guinea-Bissau?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Ethiopia ranks 36th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 39th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 4,504 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.