Mozambique vs Sierra Leone: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Mozambique
1.86 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.8908 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Mozambique rank
4th
Sierra Leone rank
7th

Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Mozambique
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 1.86 ha per square kilometre against 0.8908 ha per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.9692 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 2.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mozambique ranks 4th and Sierra Leone ranks 7th of 187 countries.

Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 6.73 ha per square kilometre 2.78 ha per square kilometre 3.95 ha per square kilometre Mozambique
2000s 3.95 ha per square kilometre 2.32 ha per square kilometre 1.63 ha per square kilometre Mozambique
2010s 2.3 ha per square kilometre 1.93 ha per square kilometre 0.3761 ha per square kilometre Mozambique
2020s 1.97 ha per square kilometre 0.9478 ha per square kilometre 1.02 ha per square kilometre Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre, Mozambique or Sierra Leone?
Mozambique, at 1.86 ha per square kilometre against 0.8908 ha per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Mozambique and Sierra Leone?
0.9692 ha per square kilometre, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Sierra Leone?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Mozambique and Sierra Leone rank globally for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
Mozambique ranks 4th and Sierra Leone ranks 7th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 6,279 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Woody savanna — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.