Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Grassland — Burned Area
Papua New Guinea
25,136 ha
in 2024
Sierra Leone
18,190 ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
63rd
Sierra Leone rank
66th
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 25,136 ha against 18,190 ha in Sierra Leone, a difference of 6,946 ha.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Sierra Leone's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 63rd and Sierra Leone ranks 66th of 220 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 | 24,167 ha | 6,319 ha | 17,848 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 39,905 ha | 5,866 ha | 34,039 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 40,512 ha | 15,255 ha | 25,257 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 29,205 ha | 14,770 ha | 14,435 ha | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Papua New Guinea, at 25,136 ha against 18,190 ha in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 6,946 ha, with Papua New Guinea 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 grassland — burned area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 63rd and Sierra Leone ranks 66th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Grassland — Burned Area. 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.