Sierra Leone vs Southern Asia: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
Sierra Leone
715,803 ha
in 2024
Southern Asia
478,400 ha
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
23rd
Southern Asia rank
20th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Sierra Leone
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 715,803 ha against 478,400 ha in Southern Asia, a difference of 237,403 ha.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.5 times Southern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 23rd and Southern Asia ranks 20th of 221 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 463,672 ha | 350,239 ha | 113,433 ha | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 711,592 ha | 411,134 ha | 300,458 ha | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 643,979 ha | 430,928 ha | 213,052 ha | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 495,651 ha | 407,344 ha | 88,308 ha | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, Sierra Leone or Southern Asia?
- Sierra Leone, at 715,803 ha against 478,400 ha in Southern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between Sierra Leone and Southern Asia?
- 237,403 ha, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Southern Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Southern Asia rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?
- Sierra Leone ranks 23rd and Southern Asia ranks 20th 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.