Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0849 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Sierra Leone, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.0849 ha per person for savanna fires — burned area, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 88.1% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.2396 ha per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0451 ha per person, in 2023.
That places Sierra Leone 25th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1431 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1415 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1442 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1445 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.144 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1437 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0665 ha per person | -53.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0672 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0557 ha per person | -17.0% |
| 1999 | 0.068 ha per person | +21.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0623 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0723 ha per person | +16.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0733 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1527 ha per person | +108.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1606 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1273 ha per person | -20.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2396 ha per person | +88.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2142 ha per person | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1086 ha per person | -49.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1033 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0523 ha per person | -49.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0678 ha per person | +29.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1296 ha per person | +91.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1005 ha per person | -22.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1143 ha per person | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1526 ha per person | +33.6% |
| 2016 | 0.118 ha per person | -22.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0946 ha per person | -19.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0613 ha per person | -35.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0567 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0554 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0511 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0706 ha per person | +38.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0451 ha per person | -36.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0849 ha per person | +88.1% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0849 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0396 ha per person, 2.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0849 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.062 ha per person, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1118 ha per person | 0.0557 ha per person | 0.1445 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1314 ha per person | 0.0623 ha per person | 0.2396 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0948 ha per person | 0.0523 ha per person | 0.1526 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0614 ha per person | 0.0451 ha per person | 0.0849 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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, per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.0849 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2396 ha per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0451 ha per person in 2023.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 25th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Savanna fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
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- Savanna fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.