Ecuador vs Sierra Leone: Forest fires — Burned Area
Ecuador
6,924 ha
in 2024
Sierra Leone
9,320 ha
in 2024
Ecuador rank
55th
Sierra Leone rank
52nd
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Ecuador
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 9,320 ha against 6,924 ha in Ecuador, a difference of 2,396 ha.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Ecuador ranks 55th and Sierra Leone ranks 52nd of 219 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,380 ha | 9,988 ha | 8,608 ha | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 1,229 ha | 6,859 ha | 5,630 ha | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 1,859 ha | 8,647 ha | 6,787 ha | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 2,748 ha | 4,861 ha | 2,113 ha | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Ecuador or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 9,320 ha against 6,924 ha in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Ecuador and Sierra Leone?
- 2,396 ha, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Sierra Leone rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Ecuador ranks 55th 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.