Caribbean vs Sierra Leone: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
Caribbean
81,594 ha
in 2024
Sierra Leone
715,803 ha
in 2024
Caribbean rank
26th
Sierra Leone rank
23rd
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Caribbean
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 715,803 ha against 81,594 ha in Caribbean, a difference of 634,209 ha.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 8.8 times Caribbean's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Caribbean ranks 26th and Sierra Leone ranks 23rd of 31 groups.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66,084 ha | 463,672 ha | 397,588 ha | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 97,905 ha | 711,592 ha | 613,687 ha | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 71,565 ha | 643,979 ha | 572,414 ha | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 96,206 ha | 495,651 ha | 399,445 ha | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, Caribbean or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 715,803 ha against 81,594 ha in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between Caribbean and Sierra Leone?
- 634,209 ha, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and Sierra Leone rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?
- Caribbean ranks 26th and Sierra Leone ranks 23rd of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna and woody savanna — 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.