Northern America vs Sierra Leone: Woody savanna — Burned Area
Northern America
2.68 million ha
in 2024
Sierra Leone
211,001 ha
in 2024
Northern America rank
13th
Sierra Leone rank
13th
Woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Northern America
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 2.68 million ha against 211,001 ha in Sierra Leone, a difference of 2.47 million ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 12.7 times Sierra Leone's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Northern America ranks 13th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th of 31 groups.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.10 million ha | 200,696 ha | 902,829 ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 1.19 million ha | 167,581 ha | 1.02 million ha | Northern America |
| 2010s | 1.57 million ha | 139,008 ha | 1.43 million ha | Northern America |
| 2020s | 2.68 million ha | 96,928 ha | 2.59 million ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher woody savanna — burned area, Northern America or Sierra Leone?
- Northern America, at 2.68 million ha against 211,001 ha in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — burned area between Northern America and Sierra Leone?
- 2.47 million ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Northern America and Sierra Leone rank globally for woody savanna — burned area?
- Northern America ranks 13th 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.