Sierra Leone vs Timor-Leste: Woody savanna — Burned Area
Sierra Leone
211,001 ha
in 2024
Timor-Leste
448.9 ha
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
13th
Timor-Leste rank
13th
Woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Sierra Leone
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 211,001 ha against 448.9 ha in Timor-Leste, a difference of 210,552 ha.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 470.0 times Timor-Leste's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Sierra Leone ranks 13th and Timor-Leste ranks 13th of 220 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 200,696 ha | 1,587 ha | 199,109 ha | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 167,581 ha | 1,892 ha | 165,689 ha | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 139,008 ha | 1,404 ha | 137,604 ha | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 96,928 ha | 560.07 ha | 96,367 ha | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher woody savanna — burned area, Sierra Leone or Timor-Leste?
- Sierra Leone, at 211,001 ha against 448.9 ha in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — burned area between Sierra Leone and Timor-Leste?
- 210,552 ha, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Timor-Leste?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Timor-Leste rank globally for woody savanna — burned area?
- Sierra Leone ranks 13th and Timor-Leste 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.