Woody savanna: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Woody savanna: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual was 228.36 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Sierra Leone, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Sierra Leone is 228.36 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 845.7% on the previous year and up 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Sierra Leone peaked at 645.05 % change on previous year in 2006 and was at its lowest, -96.19 % change on previous year, in 2001.
Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Woody savanna: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual 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 | 75.38 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -1.63 % change on previous year | -102.2% |
| 1998 | -18.32 % change on previous year | +1026.0% |
| 1999 | 24.62 % change on previous year | -234.4% |
| 2000 | -5.39 % change on previous year | -121.9% |
| 2001 | -96.19 % change on previous year | +1683.8% |
| 2002 | -19.82 % change on previous year | -79.4% |
| 2004 | 24.42 % change on previous year | -223.2% |
| 2005 | -73.65 % change on previous year | -401.5% |
| 2006 | 645.05 % change on previous year | -975.8% |
| 2007 | -36.7 % change on previous year | -105.7% |
| 2008 | -77.75 % change on previous year | +111.9% |
| 2009 | 170.28 % change on previous year | -319.0% |
| 2010 | -81.5 % change on previous year | -147.9% |
| 2011 | 26.43 % change on previous year | -132.4% |
| 2012 | 447.14 % change on previous year | +1592.0% |
| 2013 | -53.54 % change on previous year | -112.0% |
| 2014 | 156.74 % change on previous year | -392.7% |
| 2015 | 46.14 % change on previous year | -70.6% |
| 2016 | -66.26 % change on previous year | -243.6% |
| 2017 | -8.59 % change on previous year | -87.0% |
| 2018 | -37.55 % change on previous year | +336.9% |
| 2019 | 12.26 % change on previous year | -132.7% |
| 2020 | -39.55 % change on previous year | -422.6% |
| 2021 | 41.78 % change on previous year | -205.6% |
| 2022 | 35.54 % change on previous year | -14.9% |
| 2023 | -30.62 % change on previous year | -186.2% |
| 2024 | 228.36 % change on previous year | -845.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 228.36 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is -47.83 % change on previous year. (20 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 228.36 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -38.07 % change on previous year. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.89 % change on previous year | -18.32 % change on previous year | 75.38 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 58.92 % change on previous year | -96.19 % change on previous year | 645.05 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 44.13 % change on previous year | -81.5 % change on previous year | 447.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.1 % change on previous year | -39.55 % change on previous year | 228.36 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 9 South Africa 284.03 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Côte d'Ivoire 280 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Ecuador 255.57 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Eswatini 227.8 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Nepal 209.24 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 209.19 % 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 woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Sierra Leone?
- Woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Sierra Leone was 228.36 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 645.05 % change on previous year in 2006.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -96.19 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 12th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.7%. 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 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 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
- 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 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.