Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0011 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Sierra Leone, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area, per capita in Sierra Leone is 0.0011 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 130.7% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0062 ha per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2002.
That places Sierra Leone 35th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0019 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0019 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0019 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0019 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0019 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0019 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0016 ha per person | -17.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0022 ha per person | +41.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0049 ha per person | +120.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0035 ha per person | -29.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0031 ha per person | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 ha per person | -81.0% |
| 2002 | 0 ha per person | -94.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0023 ha per person | +6728.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0014 ha per person | -40.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 ha per person | -34.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0022 ha per person | +138.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 ha per person | -46.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 ha per person | -65.2% |
| 2009 | 0.001 ha per person | +139.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 ha per person | -60.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 ha per person | +151.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 ha per person | +73.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0062 ha per person | +313.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 ha per person | -91.9% |
| 2017 | 0.001 ha per person | +89.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 ha per person | -66.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 ha per person | +28.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 ha per person | -44.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 ha per person | +48.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 ha per person | +129.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 ha per person | -40.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0011 ha per person | +130.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0011 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 ha per person, 27.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0011 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 4.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +6728.6% | 0 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0049 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0013 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0062 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More climate change data for Sierra Leone
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 3.65 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 538.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,431 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 201.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,229 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.761 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.0011 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0062 ha per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2002.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 35th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.