Eastern Asia vs Sierra Leone: Savanna — Burned Area
Eastern Asia
72,297 ha
in 2024
Sierra Leone
504,802 ha
in 2024
Eastern Asia rank
24th
Sierra Leone rank
24th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Eastern Asia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 504,802 ha against 72,297 ha in Eastern Asia, a difference of 432,505 ha.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 7.0 times Eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Eastern Asia ranks 24th and Sierra Leone ranks 24th of 31 groups.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Asia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 138,942 ha | 262,976 ha | 124,034 ha | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 337,006 ha | 544,011 ha | 207,005 ha | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 229,122 ha | 504,971 ha | 275,848 ha | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 106,279 ha | 398,724 ha | 292,444 ha | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Eastern Asia or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 504,802 ha against 72,297 ha in Eastern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Eastern Asia and Sierra Leone?
- 432,505 ha, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Eastern Asia and Sierra Leone rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Eastern Asia ranks 24th and Sierra Leone ranks 24th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as 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.