Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0015 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone is 0.0015 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 86.1% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0177 ha per square kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per square kilometre, in 2002.
That places Sierra Leone 59th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0177 ha per square kilometre | +382.1% |
| 1998 | 0.015 ha per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0168 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | -59.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | -95.6% |
| 2002 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2004 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2005 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | +1350.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | -55.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | -61.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | -75.0% |
| 2010 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2012 | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | +160.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | -61.5% |
| 2014 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2016 | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | -91.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | +400.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | -60.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | +1700.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | -86.1% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0015 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0005 ha per square kilometre, 3.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +1700.0% | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre |
| 2005 | +1350.0% | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre |
| 2019 | +400.0% | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 ha per square kilometre |
| 1997 | +382.1% | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | 0.0177 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | 0.0177 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 56 Cameroon 0.0018 ha per square kilometre compare
- 57 Kenya 0.0017 ha per square kilometre compare
- 58 Colombia 0.0015 ha per square kilometre compare
- 60 New Zealand 0.0011 ha per square kilometre compare
- 61 Morocco 0.001 ha per square kilometre compare
- 62 North Macedonia 0.0009 ha per square kilometre compare
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 other forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone?
- Other forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone was 0.0015 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other forest — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0177 ha per square kilometre in 1997.
- What is the lowest other forest — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for other forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Sierra Leone ranks 59th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other forest — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other forest — 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.
Other forest — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Other forest — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Other forest — 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.