Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, annual growth rate (Area annual)
Guinea-Bissau
98.4 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sierra Leone
136.12 % change on previous year
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
20th
Sierra Leone rank
17th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, annual growth rate (Area annual) over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 136.12 % change on previous year against 98.4 % change on previous year in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 37.72 % change on previous year.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.4 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 20th and Sierra Leone ranks 17th of 97 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 116.49 % change on previous year | 13.82 % change on previous year | 102.68 % change on previous year | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 12.19 % change on previous year | -4.47 % change on previous year | 16.66 % change on previous year | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 11.85 % change on previous year | 46.59 % change on previous year | 34.74 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 8.26 % change on previous year | 45.58 % change on previous year | 37.32 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, annual growth rate, Guinea-Bissau or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 136.12 % change on previous year against 98.4 % change on previous year in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, annual growth rate between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
- 37.72 % change on previous year, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 20th and Sierra Leone ranks 17th of 97 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Humid tropical forest — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.