Eastern Europe vs Sierra Leone: Woody savanna — Burned Area
Eastern Europe
3.46 million ha
in 2024
Sierra Leone
211,001 ha
in 2024
Eastern Europe rank
11th
Sierra Leone rank
13th
Woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Eastern Europe
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Eastern Europe currently reports 3.46 million ha against 211,001 ha in Sierra Leone, a difference of 3.25 million ha.
That makes Eastern Europe's figure about 16.4 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Eastern Europe ahead.
Eastern Europe ranks 11th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th of 31 groups.
Eastern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Europe | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.58 million ha | 200,696 ha | 1.38 million ha | Eastern Europe |
| 2000s | 2.19 million ha | 167,581 ha | 2.02 million ha | Eastern Europe |
| 2010s | 2.70 million ha | 139,008 ha | 2.56 million ha | Eastern Europe |
| 2020s | 2.43 million ha | 96,928 ha | 2.33 million ha | Eastern Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher woody savanna — burned area, Eastern Europe or Sierra Leone?
- Eastern Europe, at 3.46 million ha against 211,001 ha in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — burned area between Eastern Europe and Sierra Leone?
- 3.25 million ha, with Eastern Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Europe and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Eastern Europe and Sierra Leone rank globally for woody savanna — burned area?
- Eastern Europe ranks 11th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Woody savanna — Burned Area. 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.