Annual number of wildfires in Guinea

Guinea: Annual number of wildfires was 10,104 wildfires in 2026. ▼ Falling

Latest (2026)
10,104 wildfires
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
9th
of 248 countries
All-time high
24,259 wildfires
in 2014
All-time low
9,998 wildfires
in 2025
Years of data
15
2012–2026

Annual number of wildfires in Guinea, 2012–2026

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k2012201920262012: 18.3k wildfires2013: 23.7k wildfires2014: 24.3k wildfires2015: 22.3k wildfires2016: 22.8k wildfires2017: 23.2k wildfires2018: 14.9k wildfires2019: 22.2k wildfires2020: 22.3k wildfires2021: 19.1k wildfires2022: 20.9k wildfires2023: 18.7k wildfires2024: 15.6k wildfires2025: 10.0k wildfires2026: 10.1k wildfires

Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in wildfires.

Analysis

In 2026, annual number of wildfires in Guinea stood at 10,104 wildfires.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 55.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual number of wildfires in Guinea peaked at 24,259 wildfires in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9,998 wildfires, in 2025.

Guinea ranks 9th of 248 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 21,461 wildfires 14,948 wildfires 24,259 wildfires 8
2020s 16,679 wildfires 9,998 wildfires 22,266 wildfires 7

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 6 Zambia 13,090 wildfires compare
  2. 7 Central African Republic 12,765 wildfires compare
  3. 8 Myanmar 11,674 wildfires compare
  4. 10 Russia 8,555 wildfires compare
  5. 11 Nigeria 8,254 wildfires compare
  6. 12 Venezuela 7,800 wildfires compare

See the full ranking of 248 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual number of wildfires in Guinea?
Annual number of wildfires in Guinea was 10,104 wildfires in 2026, according to Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual number of wildfires recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 24,259 wildfires in 2014.
What is the lowest annual number of wildfires recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 9,998 wildfires in 2025.
How does Guinea rank for annual number of wildfires?
Guinea ranks 9th out of 248 countries with data for 2026.
Is annual number of wildfires rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual number of wildfires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual number of wildfires
Unit
wildfires
Source
Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
248 places, 3,720 data points, 2012–2026
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Number of wildfires. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 07 August 2026.