India vs Sierra Leone: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)

India
0.041 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.0533 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
29th
Sierra Leone rank
27th

Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time

  • India
  • Sierra Leone
00.20.40.6199020062023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0533 ha per square kilometre against 0.041 ha per square kilometre in India, a difference of 0.0123 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times India's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

India ranks 29th and Sierra Leone ranks 27th of 185 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 0.046 ha per square kilometre 0.1307 ha per square kilometre 0.0847 ha per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2000s 0.06 ha per square kilometre 0.0927 ha per square kilometre 0.0327 ha per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2010s 0.0794 ha per square kilometre 0.1177 ha per square kilometre 0.0382 ha per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2020s 0.0585 ha per square kilometre 0.0484 ha per square kilometre 0.0101 ha per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre, India or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.0533 ha per square kilometre against 0.041 ha per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre between India and Sierra Leone?
0.0123 ha per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sierra Leone?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do India and Sierra Leone rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
India ranks 29th and Sierra Leone ranks 27th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 6,179 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Humid tropical forest — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.