New Zealand vs Sierra Leone: Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre
New Zealand
0.0011 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.0015 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
60th
Sierra Leone rank
59th
Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- New Zealand
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0015 ha per square kilometre against 0.0011 ha per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0004 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
New Zealand ranks 60th and Sierra Leone ranks 59th of 186 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, per square kilometre, New Zealand or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.0015 ha per square kilometre against 0.0011 ha per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area, per square kilometre between New Zealand and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0004 ha per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sierra Leone?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Sierra Leone rank globally for other forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 60th and Sierra Leone ranks 59th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Other 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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About this data
Other 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.