Sierra Leone vs Zimbabwe: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Sierra Leone
5.29 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
4.69 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
19th
Zimbabwe rank
20th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Sierra Leone
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 5.29 ha per square kilometre against 4.69 ha per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.6 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 19th and Zimbabwe ranks 20th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.51 ha per square kilometre | 7.69 ha per square kilometre | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 9.94 ha per square kilometre | 7.31 ha per square kilometre | 2.63 ha per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 9.13 ha per square kilometre | 7.09 ha per square kilometre | 2.05 ha per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 6.3 ha per square kilometre | 4.11 ha per square kilometre | 2.19 ha per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Sierra Leone or Zimbabwe?
- Sierra Leone, at 5.29 ha per square kilometre against 4.69 ha per square kilometre in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
- 0.6 ha per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Sierra Leone ranks 19th and Zimbabwe ranks 20th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — 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 fires — 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.