Nicaragua vs Sierra Leone: Woody savanna — Burned Area
Nicaragua
244,630 ha
in 2023
Sierra Leone
211,001 ha
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
11th
Sierra Leone rank
13th
Woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Nicaragua
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 244,630 ha against 211,001 ha in Sierra Leone, a difference of 33,629 ha.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 11th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th of 220 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38,577 ha | 200,696 ha | 162,120 ha | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 33,401 ha | 167,581 ha | 134,180 ha | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 39,090 ha | 139,008 ha | 99,918 ha | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 86,912 ha | 68,409 ha | 18,502 ha | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher woody savanna — burned area, Nicaragua or Sierra Leone?
- Nicaragua, at 244,630 ha against 211,001 ha in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — burned area between Nicaragua and Sierra Leone?
- 33,629 ha, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sierra Leone?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Sierra Leone rank globally for woody savanna — burned area?
- Nicaragua ranks 11th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th of 220 countries.
- 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.