Caribbean vs Sierra Leone: Savanna — Burning crop residues
Caribbean
388,019 t
in 2024
Sierra Leone
3.53 million t
in 2024
Caribbean rank
23rd
Sierra Leone rank
24th
Savanna — Burning crop residues over time
- Caribbean
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 3.53 million t against 388,019 t in Caribbean, a difference of 3.14 million t.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 9.1 times Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Caribbean ranks 23rd 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 | Caribbean | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 234,129 t | 1.84 million t | 1.60 million t | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 465,649 t | 3.80 million t | 3.34 million t | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 339,548 t | 3.53 million t | 3.19 million t | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 465,828 t | 2.79 million t | 2.32 million t | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burning crop residues, Caribbean or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 3.53 million t against 388,019 t in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burning crop residues between Caribbean and Sierra Leone?
- 3.14 million t, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and Sierra Leone rank globally for savanna — burning crop residues?
- Caribbean ranks 23rd 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.