Congo vs Sierra Leone: Woody savanna — Burning crop residues
Congo
1.52 million t
in 2024
Sierra Leone
1.27 million t
in 2024
Congo rank
10th
Sierra Leone rank
13th
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues over time
- Congo
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Congo currently reports 1.52 million t against 1.27 million t in Sierra Leone, a difference of 258,150 t.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 10th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th of 220 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.88 million t | 1.20 million t | 680,667 t | Congo |
| 2000s | 955,705 t | 1.00 million t | 48,706 t | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 700,979 t | 833,347 t | 132,368 t | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 753,444 t | 581,150 t | 172,295 t | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher woody savanna — burning crop residues, Congo or Sierra Leone?
- Congo, at 1.52 million t against 1.27 million t in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — burning crop residues between Congo and Sierra Leone?
- 258,150 t, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Sierra Leone rank globally for woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- Congo ranks 10th 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.