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Guinea vs Switzerland: Tree cover loss from wildfires

Guinea
8.7 hectares
in 2024
Switzerland
10.54 hectares
in 2024
Guinea rank
118th
Switzerland rank
116th

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

  • Guinea
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 10.54 hectares against 8.7 hectares in Guinea, a difference of 1.84 hectares.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Switzerland ahead.

Guinea ranks 118th and Switzerland ranks 116th of 152 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Tree cover loss from wildfires
Unit
hectares
Source
Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
152 places, 3,353 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

Tree cover loss due to fire with no visible human conversion or agricultural activity afterward. Fires may be started by natural causes (e.g. lightning) or may be related to human activities (accidental or deliberate).