Myanmar vs Sierra Leone: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
Myanmar
680,384 ha
in 2024
Sierra Leone
715,803 ha
in 2024
Myanmar rank
24th
Sierra Leone rank
23rd
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Myanmar
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 715,803 ha against 680,384 ha in Myanmar, a difference of 35,419 ha.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 24th and Sierra Leone ranks 23rd of 221 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 847,734 ha | 463,672 ha | 384,062 ha | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 933,347 ha | 711,592 ha | 221,755 ha | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 940,869 ha | 643,979 ha | 296,890 ha | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 799,056 ha | 495,651 ha | 303,404 ha | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, Myanmar or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 715,803 ha against 680,384 ha in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between Myanmar and Sierra Leone?
- 35,419 ha, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and Sierra Leone rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?
- Myanmar ranks 24th 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.