Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square was 7 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square in Sierra Leone is 7 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 40.0% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square in Sierra Leone peaked at 8.91 t per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.4 t per square kilometre, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 7th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.16 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.94 t per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1963 | 2.01 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 2.01 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2.29 t per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1966 | 2.49 t per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1967 | 2.67 t per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1968 | 2.44 t per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1969 | 2.36 t per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 2.49 t per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 2.71 t per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1972 | 2.65 t per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 2.67 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 2.82 t per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 2.9 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 3.05 t per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 3.12 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 3.24 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 3.05 t per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 3.12 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 3.05 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 3.05 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2.82 t per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1984 | 2.43 t per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1985 | 2.59 t per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 2.59 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2.72 t per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 2.95 t per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 3.07 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 2.99 t per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 2.84 t per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 2.7 t per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 2.91 t per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 2.5 t per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1995 | 2.09 t per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1996 | 2.2 t per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 2.41 t per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 2.17 t per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 1.62 t per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 2000 | 1.4 t per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2001 | 2.29 t per square kilometre | +63.7% |
| 2002 | 3.2 t per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 2003 | 3.35 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 4.11 t per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2005 | 4.95 t per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2006 | 5.65 t per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 3.29 t per square kilometre | -41.7% |
| 2008 | 3.62 t per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 3.8 t per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 4.18 t per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 4.6 t per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 5.47 t per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2013 | 5.12 t per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 5.65 t per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 4.61 t per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 2016 | 5.83 t per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 2017 | 5.95 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 8.91 t per square kilometre | +49.8% |
| 2019 | 4.59 t per square kilometre | -48.5% |
| 2020 | 4.61 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 7.2 t per square kilometre | +56.3% |
| 2022 | 5 t per square kilometre | -30.6% |
| 2023 | 7 t per square kilometre | +40.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.26 t per square kilometre | 1.94 t per square kilometre | 2.67 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.87 t per square kilometre | 2.49 t per square kilometre | 3.24 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.84 t per square kilometre | 2.43 t per square kilometre | 3.12 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.44 t per square kilometre | 1.62 t per square kilometre | 2.99 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.57 t per square kilometre | 1.4 t per square kilometre | 5.65 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.49 t per square kilometre | 4.18 t per square kilometre | 8.91 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.95 t per square kilometre | 4.61 t per square kilometre | 7.2 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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- 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)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 201.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,229 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square in Sierra Leone?
- Rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square in Sierra Leone was 7 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 8.91 t per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 t per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square?
- Sierra Leone ranks 7th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.
Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — Burning crop residues 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
Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.