Woody savanna: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … unit in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Woody savanna: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … unit was 0.0002 t per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Sierra Leone, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Sierra Leone is 0.0002 t per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 202.2% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0025 t per US$ of GDP in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0 t per US$ of GDP, in 2002.
That places Sierra Leone 5th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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) … unit in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | t per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0015 t per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.0012 t per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0014 t per US$ of GDP | +14.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0012 t per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 1994 | 0.001 t per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 t per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0018 t per US$ of GDP | +62.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0019 t per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 0.002 t per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0025 t per US$ of GDP | +25.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0025 t per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0 t per US$ of GDP | -98.6% |
| 2002 | 0 t per US$ of GDP | -30.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 t per US$ of GDP | +1890.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 t per US$ of GDP | +19.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP | -76.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 t per US$ of GDP | +481.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 t per US$ of GDP | -43.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP | -80.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 t per US$ of GDP | +184.3% |
| 2010 | 0 t per US$ of GDP | -82.8% |
| 2011 | 0 t per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 t per US$ of GDP | +333.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP | -62.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 t per US$ of GDP | +150.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 t per US$ of GDP | +65.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP | -62.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP | -43.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 0 t per US$ of GDP | -41.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP | +32.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP | +36.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP | -23.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 t per US$ of GDP | +202.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0002 t per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 t per US$ of GDP, 38903.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0002 t per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 t per US$ of GDP, 1076.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … unit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +1890.1% | 0 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 t per US$ of GDP |
| 2006 | +481.0% | 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 t per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0016 t per US$ of GDP | 0.001 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 t per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 t per US$ of GDP | 0 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 t per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP | 0 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 t per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP | 0 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 t per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 2 Mozambique 0.0004 t per US$ of GDP compare
- 3 Angola 0.0003 t per US$ of GDP compare
- 4 Central African Republic 0.0002 t per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Congo 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Nicaragua 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Madagascar 0 t per US$ of GDP 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 0.0002 t per US$ of GDP 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 0.0025 t per US$ of GDP in 1999.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t per US$ of GDP in 2002.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 5th out of 184 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 down 7.8%. 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), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Woody savanna — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.