Costa Rica vs Sierra Leone: Forest fires — Burning crop residues
Costa Rica
350,699 t
in 2024
Sierra Leone
503,362 t
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
55th
Sierra Leone rank
52nd
Forest fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Costa Rica
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 503,362 t against 350,699 t in Costa Rica, a difference of 152,663 t.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.4 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 55th and Sierra Leone ranks 52nd of 219 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 | 190,346 t | 540,040 t | 349,694 t | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 152,549 t | 370,625 t | 218,075 t | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 313,307 t | 467,213 t | 153,906 t | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 322,202 t | 262,068 t | 60,133 t | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burning crop residues, Costa Rica or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 503,362 t against 350,699 t in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burning crop residues between Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?
- 152,663 t, with Sierra Leone 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 — burning crop residues?
- Costa Rica 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.