Sierra Leone vs Viet Nam: Woody savanna — Burned Area
Sierra Leone
211,001 ha
in 2024
Viet Nam
22,296 ha
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
13th
Viet Nam rank
10th
Woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Sierra Leone
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 211,001 ha against 22,296 ha in Viet Nam, a difference of 188,705 ha.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 9.5 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 13th and Viet Nam ranks 10th 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 | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 200,696 ha | 110,002 ha | 90,694 ha | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 167,581 ha | 97,530 ha | 70,051 ha | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 139,008 ha | 65,482 ha | 73,527 ha | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 96,928 ha | 25,620 ha | 71,307 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 Viet Nam?
- Sierra Leone, at 211,001 ha against 22,296 ha in Viet Nam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — burned area between Sierra Leone and Viet Nam?
- 188,705 ha, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Viet Nam?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Viet Nam rank globally for woody savanna — burned area?
- Sierra Leone ranks 13th and Viet Nam ranks 10th 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.