Mexico vs Sierra Leone: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
Mexico
949,966 ha
in 2024
Sierra Leone
715,803 ha
in 2024
Mexico rank
21st
Sierra Leone rank
23rd
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Mexico
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 949,966 ha against 715,803 ha in Sierra Leone, a difference of 234,163 ha.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.3 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 21st and Sierra Leone ranks 23rd of 221 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 638,052 ha | 463,672 ha | 174,380 ha | Mexico |
| 2000s | 786,914 ha | 711,592 ha | 75,322 ha | Mexico |
| 2010s | 727,420 ha | 643,979 ha | 83,441 ha | Mexico |
| 2020s | 683,127 ha | 495,651 ha | 187,476 ha | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, Mexico or Sierra Leone?
- Mexico, at 949,966 ha against 715,803 ha in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between Mexico and Sierra Leone?
- 234,163 ha, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Sierra Leone rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?
- Mexico ranks 21st and Sierra Leone ranks 23rd of 221 countries.
- 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.