Area burned wildfires by type in Guinea
Guinea: Area burned wildfires by type was 266,756 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
266,756
Change on year
down 43.3%
World rank
39th
of 225 countries
All-time high
601,731
in 2016
All-time low
266,756
in 2025
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Area burned wildfires by type in Guinea, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 266,756 for area burned wildfires by type in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 43.3% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned wildfires by type in Guinea peaked at 601,731 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 266,756, in 2025.
Guinea ranks 39th of 225 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Area burned wildfires by type in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 595,914 | — |
| 2003 | 458,661 | -23.0% |
| 2004 | 439,063 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 580,673 | +32.3% |
| 2006 | 481,029 | -17.2% |
| 2007 | 387,201 | -19.5% |
| 2008 | 499,382 | +29.0% |
| 2009 | 373,270 | -25.3% |
| 2010 | 369,642 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 418,262 | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 378,744 | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 425,861 | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 508,827 | +19.5% |
| 2015 | 334,975 | -34.2% |
| 2016 | 601,731 | +79.6% |
| 2017 | 462,396 | -23.2% |
| 2018 | 357,536 | -22.7% |
| 2019 | 350,302 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 508,269 | +45.1% |
| 2021 | 267,400 | -47.4% |
| 2022 | 475,018 | +77.6% |
| 2023 | 419,143 | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 470,661 | +12.3% |
| 2025 | 266,756 | -43.3% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 266,756 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49,425, 5.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 266,756 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 541,498, 49% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 476,899 | 373,270 | 595,914 | 8 |
| 2010s | 420,828 | 334,975 | 601,731 | 10 |
| 2020s | 401,208 | 266,756 | 508,269 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More reference data data for Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2883 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3722 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2242 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.57 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area burned wildfires by type in Guinea?
- Area burned wildfires by type in Guinea was 266,756 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest area burned wildfires by type recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 601,731 in 2016.
- What is the lowest area burned wildfires by type recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 266,756 in 2025.
- How does Guinea rank for area burned wildfires by type?
- Guinea ranks 39th out of 225 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned wildfires by type rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Area burned wildfires by type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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