Cuba vs Sierra Leone: Forest fires — Burned Area
Cuba
8,671 ha
in 2024
Sierra Leone
9,320 ha
in 2024
Cuba rank
54th
Sierra Leone rank
52nd
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Cuba
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 9,320 ha against 8,671 ha in Cuba, a difference of 649 ha.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Cuba ranks 54th and Sierra Leone ranks 52nd of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,336 ha | 9,988 ha | 2,652 ha | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 8,098 ha | 6,859 ha | 1,239 ha | Cuba |
| 2010s | 6,151 ha | 8,647 ha | 2,496 ha | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 12,225 ha | 4,861 ha | 7,363 ha | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Cuba or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 9,320 ha against 8,671 ha in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Cuba and Sierra Leone?
- 649 ha, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Sierra Leone rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Cuba ranks 54th 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.