Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square
Burkina Faso
43.91 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
35.67 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
16th
Sierra Leone rank
19th
Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 43.91 t per square kilometre against 35.67 t per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 8.24 t per square kilometre.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 16th and Sierra Leone ranks 19th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.06 t per square kilometre | 42.68 t per square kilometre | 12.38 t per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 57.01 t per square kilometre | 67.04 t per square kilometre | 10.03 t per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 34.96 t per square kilometre | 61.52 t per square kilometre | 26.56 t per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 31.09 t per square kilometre | 42.7 t per square kilometre | 11.61 t per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
- Burkina Faso, at 43.91 t per square kilometre against 35.67 t per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 8.24 t per square kilometre, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 16th and Sierra Leone ranks 19th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.