Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Forest fires — Emissions (N2O)
Papua New Guinea
0.0979 kt
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.1057 kt
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
53rd
Sierra Leone rank
52nd
Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.1057 kt against 0.0979 kt in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0078 kt.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 53rd and Sierra Leone ranks 52nd of 219 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.82 kt | 0.1099 kt | 1.71 kt | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.2635 kt | 0.0771 kt | 0.1864 kt | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.3106 kt | 0.0981 kt | 0.2124 kt | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.1197 kt | 0.055 kt | 0.0647 kt | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.1057 kt against 0.0979 kt in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0078 kt, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for forest fires — emissions?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 53rd 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 (N2O). 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.