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Wildfires in Guinea-Bissau
334 fires over 1,000 hectares with a perimeter estimated by GWIS since 2016, adding up to 521,970 hectares burned across 30 sectors.
Only fires of 1,000 ha or more get an entry: smaller ones are not in the lists or the entry totals, but they are in the GWIS yearly series.
Key facts
- According to Copernicus GWIS, 187,778 hectares burned in Guinea-Bissau in 2025.
- The worst year in Guinea-Bissau since 2016 was 2020, with 493,987 hectares burned according to Copernicus GWIS.
- According to Copernicus GWIS estimates, an average of 364,805 hectares burn in Guinea-Bissau each year (2016–2025 average).
- Fires counted by Copernicus GWIS in Guinea-Bissau so far in 2026 (up to week 43): 649, against an average of 1,177 per full year in 2016–2025.
- Largest fire recorded by WorldFires in Guinea-Bissau since 2016: Cacine fire, May 2016, with 9,566 hectares burned — perimeter rebuilt from heat detections (Copernicus GWIS).
Figures computed on 1 November 2026 from the WorldFires database; each sentence names its source. Reusable under CC BY 4.0 with credit to WorldFires.
How the season is going · week 43
Copernicus GWIS · provisional51 %
against the 2012–2025 average
Guinea-Bissau is running below the usual for this point in the year, at 51 % of the average: 199,477 hectares burned up to week 43, against an average of 388,276 in 2012–2025 (Copernicus GWIS).
- 2026
- 199,477 ha
- average
- 388,276 ha
- minimum
- 182,631 ha
- maximum
- 532,415 ha
GWIS estimates for the current year are provisional and may change.
The season, week by week
Copernicus GWIS
2026
average 2012–2025
lowest and highest
The GWIS yearly series
2012–2026Yearly average 2016–2025364,805 ha
Worst year2020 493,987 ha
With a page here334 since 2016
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›See the year-by-year table
| Year | Fires | hectares | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 649 | 199,477 | GWIS |
| 2025 | 608 | 187,778 | GWIS |
| 2024 | 968 | 322,571 | GWIS |
| 2023 | 1,026 | 295,181 | GWIS |
| 2022 | 1,309 | 387,680 | GWIS |
| 2021 | 1,161 | 341,459 | GWIS |
| 2020 | 1,575 | 493,987 | GWIS |
| 2019 | 1,497 | 471,927 | GWIS |
| 2018 | 998 | 298,413 | GWIS |
| 2017 | 1,143 | 356,833 | GWIS |
| 2016 | 1,487 | 492,221 | GWIS |
| 2015 | 1,590 | 537,963 | GWIS |
| 2014 | 1,624 | 534,615 | GWIS |
| 2013 | 1,336 | 418,358 | GWIS |
| 2012 | 1,459 | 464,053 | GWIS |
National estimates from Copernicus GWIS, rebuilt from heat detections since 2012.
Fire calendar
The peak usually comes in week 9 (around 1 March): that is the median of the week with the most burned area in each year since 2016.
Each cell is one week; the colour shows the area of the fires on record that started that week, in quartiles for this country. Tap a cell for details.
Hectares per week:
no fires
< 1,3261,326–2,2972,297–3,976≥ 3,976
When it burned: year by year, month by month
Hectares with a perimeter estimated by GWIS by the fire’s starting month, and the largest fire of each year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Σ | Largest of the year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2k | 34k | 63k | 9k | 11k | 1k | 119,323 | Farim 4,403 ha | ||||||
| 2025 | 6k | 3k | 2k | 11,454 | Farim 1,802 ha | |||||||||
| 2024 | 6k | 19k | 12k | 6k | 5k | 47,312 | Contuboel 4,843 ha | |||||||
| 2023 | 1k | 4k | 9k | 13,470 | Gabú 1,792 ha | |||||||||
| 2022 | 3k | 18k | 18k | 5k | 5k | 49,072 | Pitche 3,506 ha | |||||||
| 2021 | 17k | 10k | 3k | 30,735 | Gabú 4,437 ha | |||||||||
| 2020 | 1k | 5k | 24k | 5k | 15k | 3k | 53,334 | Pitche 3,974 ha | ||||||
| 2019 | 2k | 16k | 18k | 5k | 9k | 50,134 | Contuboel 3,481 ha | |||||||
| 2018 | 2k | 4k | 4k | 14k | 1k | 25,241 | Madina do Boé 2,416 ha | |||||||
| 2017 | 2k | 18k | 5k | 10k | 3k | 39,001 | Bambadinca 4,590 ha | |||||||
| 2016 | 1k | 9k | 20k | 10k | 43k | 82,894 | Cacine 9,566 ha |
Hectares burned per year
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Largest recorded fires
By region
Sectors that have burned most often in Guinea-Bissau
- 57×Gabú10 years · 66,522 ha
- 55×Madina do Boé11 years · 78,166 ha
- 43×Pitche11 years · 49,535 ha
- 42×Contuboel10 years · 62,543 ha
- 30×Mansabá10 years · 33,126 ha
Full ranking: by number of fires, area and share of the municipality →
Fires in 2026 · 75
- 4,403 haFarim4 March 2026 · 13 days
- 3,806 haFarim3 March 2026 · 13 days
- 3,564 haContuboel7 February 2026 · 9 days
- 3,289 haContuboel1 March 2026 · 12 days
- 2,834 haContuboel10 March 2026 · 6 days
- 2,803 haContuboel6 March 2026 · 6 days
- 2,462 haContuboel3 March 2026 · 6 days
- 2,437 haGabú3 March 2026 · 7 days
- 2,419 haMansabáApril 2026 · 15 days
- 2,367 haGabú4 March 2026 · 8 days
- 2,320 haGabú8 March 2026 · 8 days
- 2,301 haMadina do Boé7 February 2026 · 8 days
- 2,063 haTiteApril 2026 · 6 days
- 1,986 haMansôaMarch 2026 · 17 days
- 1,946 haXitoleMarch 2026 · 7 days
- 1,933 haGabú7 February 2026 · 6 days
- 1,921 haContuboel18 February 2026 · 3 days
- 1,920 haMadina do Boé12 May 2026 · 11 days
- 1,900 haPitche15 February 2026 · 12 days
- 1,881 haMadina do Boé7 March 2026 · 11 days
Fires in 2025 · 9
- 1,802 haFarimFebruary 2025 · 6 days
- 1,342 haMansabáMay 2025 · 2 days
- 1,342 haPitcheFebruary 2025 · 5 days
- 1,320 haFarim27 March 2025 · 5 days
- 1,254 haFarim26 March 2025 · 2 days
- 1,161 haContuboelFebruary 2025 · 3 days
- 1,113 haGabúFebruary 2025 · 2 days
- 1,079 haMadina do BoéMay 2025 · 7 days
- 1,041 haMadina do BoéFebruary 2025 · 9 days
Fires in 2024 · 28
- 4,843 haContuboelFebruary 2024 · 8 days
- 2,821 haFarim23 February 2024 · 14 days
- 2,402 haPiradaFebruary 2024 · 4 days
- 2,307 haGabú22 February 2024 · 6 days
- 2,113 haGalomaroFebruary 2024 · 9 days
- 2,091 haMansôaMarch 2024 · 7 days
- 1,963 haGamamundoMarch 2024 · 8 days
- 1,839 haGamamundoFebruary 2024 · 8 days
- 1,811 haSonaco4 March 2024 · 4 days
- 1,748 haMadina do Boé30 April 2024 · 12 days
- 1,729 haGabú24 February 2024 · 16 days
- 1,697 haMadina do Boé16 April 2024 · 6 days
- 1,659 haContuboel9 January 2024 · 6 days
- 1,634 haMansabá7 March 2024 · 11 days
- 1,546 haContuboel21 January 2024 · 7 days
- 1,319 haContuboelApril 2024 · 5 days
- 1,272 haContuboel18 January 2024 · 9 days
- 1,242 haPiradaJanuary 2024 · 5 days
- 1,179 haGabúApril 2024 · 4 days
- 1,176 haGabúMay 2024 · 1 day
Fires in 2023 · 11
- 1,792 haGabú9 April 2023 · 5 days
- 1,472 haFarimMarch 2023 · 10 days
- 1,326 haPitche20 April 2023 · 4 days
- 1,276 haQueboApril 2023 · 11 days
- 1,228 haMansôaJanuary 2023 · 5 days
- 1,198 haMadina do BoéApril 2023 · 7 days
- 1,075 haPiradaMarch 2023 · 2 days
- 1,035 haXitoleApril 2023 · 2 days
- 1,033 haGabú5 April 2023 · 8 days
- 1,018 haPitcheMarch 2023 · 2 days
- 1,017 haPitche6 April 2023 · 5 days
Fires in 2022 · 36
- 3,506 haPitche7 February 2022 · 6 days
- 2,081 haGabúFebruary 2022 · 15 days
- 1,972 haContuboel9 February 2022 · 7 days
- 1,912 haXitoleApril 2022 · 7 days
- 1,841 haMansôaMarch 2022 · 6 days
- 1,814 haContuboel8 February 2022 · 8 days
- 1,563 haGabú1 March 2022 · 9 days
- 1,462 haGabúApril 2022 · 6 days
- 1,428 haGabú2 March 2022 · 8 days
- 1,416 haBedandaMay 2022 · 3 days
- 1,399 haPirada16 February 2022 · 3 days
- 1,393 haPitche5 February 2022 · 8 days
- 1,348 haPitcheMarch 2022 · 2 days
- 1,316 haMadina do BoéFebruary 2022 · 6 days
- 1,302 haBambadincaApril 2022 · 9 days
- 1,287 haContuboel26 March 2022 · 4 days
- 1,269 haGalomaroMarch 2022 · 4 days
- 1,207 haPirada18 January 2022 · 5 days
- 1,192 haGabú5 March 2022 · 7 days
- 1,152 haCacineMay 2022 · 9 days
Fires in 2021 · 20
- 4,437 haGabú25 February 2021 · 7 days
- 2,453 haGabú23 February 2021 · 8 days
- 2,327 haPitche22 February 2021 · 8 days
- 2,148 haMansabáMay 2021 · 7 days
- 1,624 haMansôa20 March 2021 · 5 days
- 1,524 haMansôa9 March 2021 · 5 days
- 1,442 haPitcheMarch 2021 · 4 days
- 1,337 haMadina do BoéMay 2021 · 8 days
- 1,297 haPiradaFebruary 2021 · 4 days
- 1,285 haPitche22 February 2021 · 7 days
- 1,192 haMansabáFebruary 2021 · 13 days
- 1,187 haGalomaro25 February 2021 · 6 days
- 1,161 haPitche24 February 2021 · 8 days
- 1,112 haXitoleMarch 2021 · 2 days
- 1,083 haTiteMarch 2021 · 1 day
- 1,053 haGabúMarch 2021 · 4 days
- 1,044 haFarimMarch 2021 · 7 days
- 1,017 haFarimFebruary 2021 · 16 days
- 1,009 haContuboelMarch 2021 · 5 days
- 1,003 haGalomaro23 February 2021 · 5 days
Fires in 2020 · 35
- 3,974 haPitche11 March 2020 · 8 days
- 3,294 haSão DomingosMay 2020 · 10 days
- 3,274 haCacine6 May 2020 · 16 days
- 2,563 haMadina do Boé11 March 2020 · 6 days
- 2,388 haMansabá12 March 2020 · 10 days
- 1,680 haSão DomingosJune 2020 · 3 days
- 1,661 haSonacoMarch 2020 · 7 days
- 1,628 haFarimFebruary 2020 · 7 days
- 1,593 haMansabá24 March 2020 · 4 days
- 1,518 haPiradaMarch 2020 · 11 days
- 1,507 haMadina do Boé2 May 2020 · 5 days
- 1,417 haContuboel28 April 2020 · 1 day
- 1,395 haBubaqueMay 2020 · 9 days
- 1,372 haPitche13 March 2020 · 9 days
- 1,370 haGabú10 March 2020 · 6 days
- 1,296 haGabú7 March 2020 · 11 days
- 1,293 haFarimMarch 2020 · 7 days
- 1,279 haContuboel25 April 2020 · 4 days
- 1,214 haGabúJanuary 2020 · 3 days
- 1,208 haCaravelaMay 2020 · 3 days
Fires in 2019 · 30
- 3,481 haContuboel5 March 2019 · 11 days
- 3,315 haMansabáMarch 2019 · 16 days
- 3,152 haPirada2 March 2019 · 6 days
- 2,996 haContuboel10 March 2019 · 5 days
- 2,637 haFarim22 February 2019 · 13 days
- 2,292 haFarim25 February 2019 · 6 days
- 1,983 haGamamundo23 February 2019 · 9 days
- 1,950 haPirada11 March 2019 · 6 days
- 1,701 haGabúMay 2019 · 6 days
- 1,651 haBambadincaMarch 2019 · 6 days
- 1,522 haQueboMarch 2019 · 3 days
- 1,514 haMansôaFebruary 2019 · 11 days
- 1,491 haMadina do Boé7 May 2019 · 3 days
- 1,439 haPiradaFebruary 2019 · 2 days
- 1,428 haMadina do Boé2 May 2019 · 10 days
- 1,311 haGabú6 February 2019 · 9 days
- 1,300 haMadina do BoéApril 2019 · 3 days
- 1,275 haGabú24 February 2019 · 9 days
- 1,272 haBubaMay 2019 · 18 days
- 1,267 haMadina do Boé5 May 2019 · 8 days
Fires in 2018 · 17
- 2,416 haMadina do Boé13 May 2018 · 4 days
- 2,007 haBuba4 May 2018 · 14 days
- 1,907 haContuboelMarch 2018 · 4 days
- 1,904 haCacheu27 May 2018 · 9 days
- 1,852 haMadina do BoéJanuary 2018 · 5 days
- 1,562 haFulacundaMay 2018 · 17 days
- 1,480 haSão DomingosJune 2018 · 2 days
- 1,415 haSão DomingosMay 2018 · 8 days
- 1,336 haMansôaMarch 2018 · 9 days
- 1,324 haMadina do Boé19 April 2018 · 8 days
- 1,313 haMansabáApril 2018 · 6 days
- 1,176 haPitcheMarch 2018 · 3 days
- 1,168 haCacheu24 May 2018 · 11 days
- 1,145 haMadina do Boé1 May 2018 · 4 days
- 1,109 haQueboMay 2018 · 11 days
- 1,079 haBuba10 May 2018 · 8 days
- 1,048 haMadina do Boé30 April 2018 · 4 days
Fires in 2017 · 27
- 4,590 haBambadincaApril 2017 · 9 days
- 2,697 haMadina do Boé13 February 2017 · 14 days
- 2,102 haPirada1 February 2017 · 5 days
- 1,732 haGalomaroMarch 2017 · 3 days
- 1,604 haFarim13 April 2017 · 2 days
- 1,557 haPitche23 February 2017 · 4 days
- 1,536 haMadina do BoéApril 2017 · 3 days
- 1,424 haPirada1 February 2017 · 5 days
- 1,408 haContuboel4 February 2017 · 6 days
- 1,388 haPitcheJanuary 2017 · 2 days
- 1,362 haPitche1 February 2017 · 4 days
- 1,339 haCacineMay 2017 · 5 days
- 1,280 haFarim18 April 2017 · 5 days
- 1,229 haGabúFebruary 2017 · 2 days
- 1,164 haContuboel5 February 2017 · 4 days
- 1,111 haSonacoMarch 2017 · 4 days
- 1,102 haPirada2 February 2017 · 4 days
- 1,092 haCacheuMay 2017 · 7 days
- 1,082 haMadina do Boé1 February 2017 · 8 days
- 1,067 haContuboel18 February 2017 · 8 days
Fires in 2016 · 46
- 9,566 haCacineMay 2016 · 14 days
- 5,951 haMadina do Boé1 May 2016 · 9 days
- 5,676 haQuebo3 May 2016 · 13 days
- 3,379 haBambadinca14 March 2016 · 17 days
- 2,657 haQuebo5 May 2016 · 14 days
- 2,207 haMadina do Boé28 April 2016 · 5 days
- 2,026 haMadina do Boé5 May 2016 · 9 days
- 2,014 haMansabáMay 2016 · 3 days
- 1,992 haPitche23 March 2016 · 4 days
- 1,835 haContuboelFebruary 2016 · 4 days
- 1,689 haMadina do Boé5 May 2016 · 5 days
- 1,687 haMansôa11 April 2016 · 3 days
- 1,645 haGabúMarch 2016 · 8 days
- 1,600 haXitole5 May 2016 · 13 days
- 1,585 haGamamundoMay 2016 · 10 days
- 1,584 haBambadinca12 March 2016 · 16 days
- 1,465 haXitole5 May 2016 · 11 days
- 1,461 haMadina do Boé13 February 2016 · 5 days
- 1,412 haPitcheFebruary 2016 · 5 days
- 1,406 haMadina do Boé5 May 2016 · 11 days
Frequently asked questions
- How much land burns in Guinea-Bissau in an average year?
- According to Copernicus GWIS estimates, an average of 364,805 hectares burn in Guinea-Bissau each year (2016–2025 average).
- What was the worst wildfire year in Guinea-Bissau?
- The worst year in Guinea-Bissau since 2016 was 2020, with 493,987 hectares burned according to Copernicus GWIS.
- What is the largest wildfire recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- Largest fire recorded by WorldFires in Guinea-Bissau since 2016: Cacine fire, May 2016, with 9,566 hectares burned — perimeter rebuilt from heat detections (Copernicus GWIS).
- When is wildfire season in Guinea-Bissau?
- In Guinea-Bissau, 74% of the area burned in fires with a WorldFires page since 2016 burned in February–April; the month with the most burned area: March.
- How many wildfires has Guinea-Bissau had in 2026?
- Fires counted by Copernicus GWIS in Guinea-Bissau so far in 2026 (up to week 43): 649, against an average of 1,177 per full year in 2016–2025. Guinea-Bissau is running below the usual for this point in the year, at 51 % of the average: 199,477 hectares burned up to week 43, against an average of 388,276 in 2012–2025 (Copernicus GWIS).
- Which regions of Guinea-Bissau burn the most?
- Regions of Guinea-Bissau with the most area burned in fires with a WorldFires page since 2016: Gabú (233,538 ha), Bafatá (119,090 ha), Oio (89,623 ha).