Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone: Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Guinea-Bissau
6.09 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
4.19 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
7th
Sierra Leone rank
10th
Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 6.09 ha per square kilometre against 4.19 ha per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.9 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.5 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 10th 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 | 7.51 ha per square kilometre | 3.64 ha per square kilometre | 3.87 ha per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 16.34 ha per square kilometre | 7.54 ha per square kilometre | 8.8 ha per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 11.66 ha per square kilometre | 7 ha per square kilometre | 4.66 ha per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 8.45 ha per square kilometre | 5.16 ha per square kilometre | 3.3 ha per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, per square kilometre, Guinea-Bissau or Sierra Leone?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 6.09 ha per square kilometre against 4.19 ha per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
- 1.9 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 — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 7th and Sierra Leone ranks 10th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as 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 — 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.