Savanna fires — Burned Area in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Savanna fires — Burned Area was 733,993 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Sierra Leone, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area in Sierra Leone is 733,993 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 92.2% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.35 million ha in 2006 and was at its lowest, 239,399 ha, in 1998.
That places Sierra Leone 36th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 600,757 ha | — |
| 1991 | 600,757 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 600,757 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 600,757 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 600,757 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 600,757 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 279,229 ha | -53.5% |
| 1997 | 285,638 ha | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 239,399 ha | -16.2% |
| 1999 | 293,439 ha | +22.6% |
| 2000 | 275,743 ha | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 339,198 ha | +23.0% |
| 2002 | 364,209 ha | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 790,409 ha | +117.0% |
| 2004 | 860,292 ha | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 700,107 ha | -18.6% |
| 2006 | 1.35 million ha | +92.5% |
| 2007 | 1.23 million ha | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 640,417 ha | -48.0% |
| 2009 | 625,302 ha | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 325,402 ha | -48.0% |
| 2011 | 432,971 ha | +33.1% |
| 2012 | 849,278 ha | +96.2% |
| 2013 | 674,787 ha | -20.5% |
| 2014 | 785,630 ha | +16.4% |
| 2015 | 1.07 million ha | +36.7% |
| 2016 | 850,256 ha | -20.8% |
| 2017 | 698,192 ha | -17.9% |
| 2018 | 462,957 ha | -33.7% |
| 2019 | 438,675 ha | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 438,277 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 413,257 ha | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 584,596 ha | +41.5% |
| 2023 | 381,983 ha | -34.7% |
| 2024 | 733,993 ha | +92.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 470,225 ha | 239,399 ha | 600,757 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 717,464 ha | 275,743 ha | 1.35 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 659,235 ha | 325,402 ha | 1.07 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 510,421 ha | 381,983 ha | 733,993 ha | 5 |
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More climate change data for Sierra Leone
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 43.9 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area in Sierra Leone?
- Savanna fires — burned area in Sierra Leone was 733,993 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 million ha in 2006.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 239,399 ha in 1998.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for savanna fires — burned area?
- Sierra Leone ranks 36th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna fires — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.