Chile vs Sierra Leone: Forest fires — Burned Area
Chile
11,277 ha
in 2024
Sierra Leone
9,320 ha
in 2024
Chile rank
50th
Sierra Leone rank
52nd
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Chile
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Chile currently reports 11,277 ha against 9,320 ha in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1,957 ha.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 50th and Sierra Leone ranks 52nd of 219 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32,622 ha | 9,988 ha | 22,634 ha | Chile |
| 2000s | 21,112 ha | 6,859 ha | 14,253 ha | Chile |
| 2010s | 49,573 ha | 8,647 ha | 40,926 ha | Chile |
| 2020s | 79,243 ha | 4,861 ha | 74,382 ha | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Chile or Sierra Leone?
- Chile, at 11,277 ha against 9,320 ha in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Chile and Sierra Leone?
- 1,957 ha, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Sierra Leone rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Chile ranks 50th and Sierra Leone ranks 52nd of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.