Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre was 0.0366 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau is 0.0366 hectares per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 433.3% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.5015 hectares per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0069 hectares per square kilometre, in 2022.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 7th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0687 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0.0817 hectares per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2004 | 0.087 hectares per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.029 hectares per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5015 hectares per square kilometre | +1628.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1641 hectares per square kilometre | -67.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0244 hectares per square kilometre | -85.1% |
| 2009 | 0.058 hectares per square kilometre | +137.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0718 hectares per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1351 hectares per square kilometre | +88.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0901 hectares per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 0.055 hectares per square kilometre | -39.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0443 hectares per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 2015 | 0.058 hectares per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0634 hectares per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0321 hectares per square kilometre | -49.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0466 hectares per square kilometre | +45.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0817 hectares per square kilometre | +75.4% |
| 2020 | 0.084 hectares per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0992 hectares per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0069 hectares per square kilometre | -93.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0366 hectares per square kilometre | +433.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +1628.9% | 0.029 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5015 hectares per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1268 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0244 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5015 hectares per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0678 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0321 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1351 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0567 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0069 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0992 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 4 Botswana 0.0442 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 5 Bolivia 0.0381 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 6 Nicaragua 0.0371 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 8 Honduras 0.032 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 9 Ecuador 0.0252 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 10 Greece 0.0228 hectares per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3098 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1955 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2346 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1466 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau?
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau was 0.0366 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5015 hectares per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0069 hectares per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 7th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wildfire area burned 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.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wildfire area burned 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.