Sierra Leone vs Zimbabwe: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square
Sierra Leone
35.67 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
26.06 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
19th
Zimbabwe rank
22nd
Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square over time
- Sierra Leone
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 35.67 t per square kilometre against 26.06 t per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, a difference of 9.61 t per square kilometre.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.4 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 22nd 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 | 42.68 t per square kilometre | 50.25 t per square kilometre | 7.57 t per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 67.04 t per square kilometre | 49.65 t per square kilometre | 17.38 t per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 61.52 t per square kilometre | 41.87 t per square kilometre | 19.65 t per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 42.7 t per square kilometre | 22.55 t per square kilometre | 20.15 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), Sierra Leone or Zimbabwe?
- Sierra Leone, at 35.67 t per square kilometre against 26.06 t per square kilometre in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
- 9.61 t 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 — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 19th and Zimbabwe ranks 22nd 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.