Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Forest fires — Burned Area
Papua New Guinea
8,699 ha
in 2024
Sierra Leone
9,320 ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
53rd
Sierra Leone rank
52nd
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 9,320 ha against 8,699 ha in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 621 ha.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 53rd and Sierra Leone ranks 52nd of 219 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 168,189 ha | 9,988 ha | 158,201 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 23,479 ha | 6,859 ha | 16,620 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 27,654 ha | 8,647 ha | 19,007 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 10,700 ha | 4,861 ha | 5,839 ha | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 9,320 ha against 8,699 ha in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 621 ha, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 53rd 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.