Savanna and woody savanna … Burning annual growth rate in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Savanna and woody savanna … Burning annual growth rate was 91.91 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) in Sierra Leone, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned) in Sierra Leone is 91.91 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 360.5% on the previous year and up 614.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned) in Sierra Leone peaked at 110.07 % change on previous year in 2003 and was at its lowest, -57.89 % change on previous year, in 1996.
That places Sierra Leone 30th out of 183 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.
Savanna and woody savanna … Burning annual growth rate in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | -57.89 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 2.51 % change on previous year | -104.3% |
| 1998 | -15.73 % change on previous year | -726.3% |
| 1999 | 22.36 % change on previous year | -242.1% |
| 2000 | -5.99 % change on previous year | -126.8% |
| 2001 | 39.15 % change on previous year | -753.9% |
| 2002 | 9.08 % change on previous year | -76.8% |
| 2003 | 110.07 % change on previous year | +1111.7% |
| 2004 | 8.71 % change on previous year | -92.1% |
| 2005 | -16.32 % change on previous year | -287.3% |
| 2006 | 85.58 % change on previous year | -624.4% |
| 2007 | -7.39 % change on previous year | -108.6% |
| 2008 | -47.23 % change on previous year | +539.4% |
| 2009 | -5.93 % change on previous year | -87.4% |
| 2010 | -46.25 % change on previous year | +679.9% |
| 2011 | 32.12 % change on previous year | -169.5% |
| 2012 | 92.05 % change on previous year | +186.6% |
| 2013 | -19.37 % change on previous year | -121.0% |
| 2014 | 12.87 % change on previous year | -166.5% |
| 2015 | 37.33 % change on previous year | +190.1% |
| 2016 | -18.64 % change on previous year | -149.9% |
| 2017 | -18.76 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2018 | -34.06 % change on previous year | +81.5% |
| 2019 | -6.51 % change on previous year | -80.9% |
| 2020 | 3.93 % change on previous year | -160.4% |
| 2021 | -8.43 % change on previous year | -314.2% |
| 2022 | 41.98 % change on previous year | -598.2% |
| 2023 | -35.28 % change on previous year | -184.0% |
| 2024 | 91.91 % change on previous year | -360.5% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 91.91 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is 21 % change on previous year, 4.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 91.91 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.57 % change on previous year, 7.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -5.42 % change on previous year | -57.89 % change on previous year | 22.36 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.97 % change on previous year | -47.23 % change on previous year | 110.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.08 % change on previous year | -46.25 % change on previous year | 92.05 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.82 % change on previous year | -35.28 % change on previous year | 91.91 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 27 Suriname 116.35 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Türkiye 103.87 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Somalia 100 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Philippines 88.42 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Equatorial Guinea 86.12 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Brazil 85.65 % change on previous year 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 savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned) in Sierra Leone?
- Savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned) in Sierra Leone was 91.91 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 110.07 % change on previous year in 2003.
- What is the lowest savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -57.89 % change on previous year in 1996.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 30th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 614.2%. 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 Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.