Costa Rica vs Sierra Leone: Forest fires — Emissions (CH4)
Costa Rica
0.8066 kt
in 2024
Sierra Leone
1.16 kt
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
55th
Sierra Leone rank
52nd
Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Costa Rica
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 1.16 kt against 0.8066 kt in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.3534 kt.
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 | 0.7205 kt | 2.84 kt | 2.12 kt | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.3987 kt | 1.19 kt | 0.7886 kt | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.7206 kt | 1.07 kt | 0.354 kt | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.7411 kt | 0.6028 kt | 0.1383 kt | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Costa Rica or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 1.16 kt against 0.8066 kt in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?
- 0.3534 kt, 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 — emissions?
- 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 — Emissions (CH4). 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.