Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square
Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 2.96 t per square kilometre against 1.78 t per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.18 t per square kilometre.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.7 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 41st and Sierra Leone ranks 38th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.07 t per square kilometre | 7.48 t per square kilometre | 12.59 t per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 2.79 t per square kilometre | 5.13 t per square kilometre | 2.35 t per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 3.27 t per square kilometre | 6.47 t per square kilometre | 3.21 t per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 1.32 t per square kilometre | 2.8 t per square kilometre | 1.48 t per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 2.96 t per square kilometre against 1.78 t per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 1.18 t per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 41st and Sierra Leone ranks 38th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.