Cuba vs Sierra Leone: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Cuba
6,101 ha
in 2024
Sierra Leone
9,085 ha
in 2024
Cuba rank
42nd
Sierra Leone rank
39th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Cuba
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 9,085 ha against 6,101 ha in Cuba, a difference of 2,984 ha.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.5 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Cuba ranks 42nd and Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 218 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,316 ha | 9,432 ha | 3,117 ha | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 7,417 ha | 6,693 ha | 724.85 ha | Cuba |
| 2010s | 5,247 ha | 8,493 ha | 3,246 ha | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 10,045 ha | 4,613 ha | 5,432 ha | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Cuba or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 9,085 ha against 6,101 ha in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Cuba and Sierra Leone?
- 2,984 ha, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Sierra Leone rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Cuba ranks 42nd 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.