Malaysia vs Sierra Leone: Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues
Malaysia
664,820 t
in 2024
Sierra Leone
491,511 t
in 2024
Malaysia rank
36th
Sierra Leone rank
39th
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues over time
- Malaysia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 664,820 t against 491,511 t in Sierra Leone, a difference of 173,309 t.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.4 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 36th and Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 218 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.21 million t | 510,298 t | 2.70 million t | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 801,136 t | 362,067 t | 439,069 t | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 583,413 t | 459,455 t | 123,958 t | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 206,037 t | 249,570 t | 43,534 t | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burning crop residues, Malaysia or Sierra Leone?
- Malaysia, at 664,820 t against 491,511 t in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burning crop residues between Malaysia and Sierra Leone?
- 173,309 t, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Sierra Leone rank globally for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues?
- Malaysia ranks 36th 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.