Sierra Leone vs South Africa: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita

Sierra Leone
0.0011 ha per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0011 ha per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
35th
South Africa rank
36th

Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • South Africa
00.0020.0040.006199020072024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0011 ha per person against 0.0011 ha per person in South Africa, a difference of 0 ha per person.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 35th and South Africa ranks 36th of 186 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0024 ha per person 0.0023 ha per person 0.0001 ha per person Sierra Leone
2000s 0.0013 ha per person 0.0008 ha per person 0.0005 ha per person Sierra Leone
2010s 0.0012 ha per person 0.0006 ha per person 0.0006 ha per person Sierra Leone
2020s 0.0006 ha per person 0.0005 ha per person 0.0001 ha per person Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per capita, Sierra Leone or South Africa?
Sierra Leone, at 0.0011 ha per person against 0.0011 ha per person in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per capita between Sierra Leone and South Africa?
0 ha per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and South Africa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and South Africa rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
Sierra Leone ranks 35th and South Africa ranks 36th 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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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.