Sierra Leone vs Zimbabwe: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
Sierra Leone
4.89 million t
in 2024
Zimbabwe
5.54 million t
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
36th
Zimbabwe rank
35th
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Sierra Leone
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 5.54 million t against 4.89 million t in Sierra Leone, a difference of 649,500 t.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Sierra Leone ranks 36th and Zimbabwe ranks 35th of 221 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.08 million t | 19.44 million t | 16.36 million t | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 4.84 million t | 19.21 million t | 14.37 million t | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 4.44 million t | 16.20 million t | 11.76 million t | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 3.44 million t | 8.09 million t | 4.64 million t | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues, Sierra Leone or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 5.54 million t against 4.89 million t in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
- 649,500 t, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Sierra Leone ranks 36th and Zimbabwe ranks 35th 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.