Benin vs Sierra Leone: Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O)

Benin
0.6735 kt
in 2024
Sierra Leone
1.03 kt
in 2024
Benin rank
38th
Sierra Leone rank
36th

Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) over time

  • Benin
  • Sierra Leone
0123199020072024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 1.03 kt against 0.6735 kt in Benin, a difference of 0.3565 kt.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.5 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 38th and Sierra Leone ranks 36th of 221 countries.

Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 2.14 kt 0.6469 kt 1.49 kt Benin
2000s 1.91 kt 1.02 kt 0.8943 kt Benin
2010s 1.19 kt 0.9325 kt 0.2606 kt Benin
2020s 0.863 kt 0.7231 kt 0.14 kt Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions, Benin or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 1.03 kt against 0.6735 kt in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions between Benin and Sierra Leone?
0.3565 kt, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sierra Leone?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Benin and Sierra Leone rank globally for savanna fires — emissions?
Benin ranks 38th 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 — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.