Madagascar vs Sierra Leone: Savanna — Burned Area
Madagascar
314,449 ha
in 2024
Sierra Leone
504,802 ha
in 2024
Madagascar rank
26th
Sierra Leone rank
24th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Madagascar
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 504,802 ha against 314,449 ha in Madagascar, a difference of 190,353 ha.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.6 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 26th and Sierra Leone ranks 24th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.11 million ha | 262,976 ha | 848,860 ha | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 384,493 ha | 544,011 ha | 159,518 ha | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 212,848 ha | 504,971 ha | 292,123 ha | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 206,333 ha | 398,724 ha | 192,391 ha | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Madagascar or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 504,802 ha against 314,449 ha in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Madagascar and Sierra Leone?
- 190,353 ha, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Sierra Leone rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Madagascar ranks 26th and Sierra Leone ranks 24th of 221 countries.
- 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.