Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Guinea-Bissau
6.12 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
5.08 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
7th
Sierra Leone rank
9th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 6.12 ha per square kilometre against 5.08 ha per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.04 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 7th and Sierra Leone ranks 9th of 188 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.6 ha per square kilometre | 6.42 ha per square kilometre | 5.17 ha per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 17.17 ha per square kilometre | 9.86 ha per square kilometre | 7.31 ha per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 11.76 ha per square kilometre | 8.92 ha per square kilometre | 2.84 ha per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 8.5 ha per square kilometre | 6.1 ha per square kilometre | 2.39 ha per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre, Guinea-Bissau or Sierra Leone?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 6.12 ha per square kilometre against 5.08 ha per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
- 1.04 ha per square kilometre, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 7th and Sierra Leone ranks 9th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna and woody savanna — 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
Savanna and woody savanna — 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.