Argentina vs Sierra Leone: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Argentina
7,134 ha
in 2024
Sierra Leone
9,085 ha
in 2024
Argentina rank
41st
Sierra Leone rank
39th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Argentina
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 9,085 ha against 7,134 ha in Argentina, a difference of 1,951 ha.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 41st and Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 218 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98,128 ha | 9,432 ha | 88,696 ha | Argentina |
| 2000s | 56,708 ha | 6,693 ha | 50,015 ha | Argentina |
| 2010s | 42,174 ha | 8,493 ha | 33,681 ha | Argentina |
| 2020s | 69,539 ha | 4,613 ha | 64,926 ha | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Argentina or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 9,085 ha against 7,134 ha in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Argentina and Sierra Leone?
- 1,951 ha, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Sierra Leone rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Argentina ranks 41st and Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Humid tropical forest — 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.