Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was 92.15 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 92.15 % change on previous year for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 365.9% on the previous year and up 461.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone peaked at 117.02 % change on previous year in 2003 and was at its lowest, -53.52 % change on previous year, in 1996.
Sierra Leone ranks 32nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, 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 | -53.52 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 2.3 % change on previous year | -104.3% |
| 1998 | -16.19 % change on previous year | -805.3% |
| 1999 | 22.57 % change on previous year | -239.4% |
| 2000 | -6.03 % change on previous year | -126.7% |
| 2001 | 23.01 % change on previous year | -481.6% |
| 2002 | 7.37 % change on previous year | -68.0% |
| 2003 | 117.02 % change on previous year | +1487.0% |
| 2004 | 8.84 % change on previous year | -92.4% |
| 2005 | -18.62 % change on previous year | -310.6% |
| 2006 | 92.48 % change on previous year | -596.7% |
| 2007 | -8.62 % change on previous year | -109.3% |
| 2008 | -47.99 % change on previous year | +456.5% |
| 2009 | -2.36 % change on previous year | -95.1% |
| 2010 | -47.96 % change on previous year | +1932.1% |
| 2011 | 33.06 % change on previous year | -168.9% |
| 2012 | 96.15 % change on previous year | +190.9% |
| 2013 | -20.55 % change on previous year | -121.4% |
| 2014 | 16.43 % change on previous year | -180.0% |
| 2015 | 36.73 % change on previous year | +123.6% |
| 2016 | -20.85 % change on previous year | -156.8% |
| 2017 | -17.88 % change on previous year | -14.2% |
| 2018 | -33.69 % change on previous year | +88.4% |
| 2019 | -5.24 % change on previous year | -84.4% |
| 2020 | -0.0907 % change on previous year | -98.3% |
| 2021 | -5.71 % change on previous year | +6192.1% |
| 2022 | 41.46 % change on previous year | -826.3% |
| 2023 | -34.66 % change on previous year | -183.6% |
| 2024 | 92.15 % change on previous year | -365.9% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 92.15 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is 16.68 % change on previous year, 5.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 92.15 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.11 % change on previous year, 10.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -6192.1% | -0.0907 % change on previous year | -5.71 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | -1932.1% | -2.36 % change on previous year | -47.96 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -4.98 % change on previous year | -53.52 % change on previous year | 22.57 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.51 % change on previous year | -47.99 % change on previous year | 117.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.62 % change on previous year | -47.96 % change on previous year | 96.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.63 % change on previous year | -34.66 % change on previous year | 92.15 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 29 Kyrgyzstan 100.03 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Bulgaria 99.98 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Niger 96.54 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Israel 91.21 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Brazil 87.06 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Philippines 80.58 % 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 fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone?
- Savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone was 92.15 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 117.02 % change on previous year in 2003.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -53.52 % change on previous year in 1996.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Sierra Leone ranks 32nd out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 461.0%. 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 Savanna fires — Burned Area, 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 fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burned Area 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 fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.