Gabon vs Sierra Leone: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
Gabon
3.16 million t
in 2024
Sierra Leone
4.89 million t
in 2024
Gabon rank
39th
Sierra Leone rank
36th
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Gabon
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 4.89 million t against 3.16 million t in Gabon, a difference of 1.72 million t.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.5 times Gabon's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 39th and Sierra Leone ranks 36th of 221 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.51 million t | 3.08 million t | 1.57 million t | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 1.63 million t | 4.84 million t | 3.21 million t | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 2.18 million t | 4.44 million t | 2.26 million t | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 2.25 million t | 3.44 million t | 1.20 million t | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues, Gabon or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 4.89 million t against 3.16 million t in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between Gabon and Sierra Leone?
- 1.72 million t, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Sierra Leone rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Gabon ranks 39th and Sierra Leone ranks 36th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — 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.