Costa Rica vs Sierra Leone: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita

Costa Rica
0.0013 ha per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.0011 ha per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
34th
Sierra Leone rank
35th

Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Sierra Leone
00.0020.0040.006199020072024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0013 ha per person against 0.0011 ha per person in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0002 ha per person.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 34th and Sierra Leone ranks 35th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 0.001 ha per person 0.0024 ha per person 0.0013 ha per person Sierra Leone
2000s 0.0007 ha per person 0.0013 ha per person 0.0006 ha per person Sierra Leone
2010s 0.0012 ha per person 0.0012 ha per person 0 ha per person Sierra Leone
2020s 0.0012 ha per person 0.0006 ha per person 0.0006 ha per person Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per capita, Costa Rica or Sierra Leone?
Costa Rica, at 0.0013 ha per person against 0.0011 ha per person in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per capita between Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?
0.0002 ha per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Sierra Leone rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 34th and Sierra Leone ranks 35th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 6,434 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.