Sierra Leone vs Spain: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Sierra Leone
0.0017 hectares per person
in 2025
Spain
0.0019 hectares per person
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
73rd
Spain rank
72nd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Sierra Leone
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.0019 hectares per person against 0.0017 hectares per person in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0002 hectares per person.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 73rd and Spain ranks 72nd of 206 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0012 hectares per person | 0.001 hectares per person | 0.0002 hectares per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.0022 hectares per person | 0.0006 hectares per person | 0.0016 hectares per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.0018 hectares per person | 0.0011 hectares per person | 0.0007 hectares per person | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita, Sierra Leone or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.0019 hectares per person against 0.0017 hectares per person in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Sierra Leone and Spain?
- 0.0002 hectares per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Spain?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and Spain rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 73rd and Spain ranks 72nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.