Cape Verde vs Sierra Leone: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Cape Verde
0.1385 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.2147 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
62nd
Sierra Leone rank
59th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Cape Verde
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.2147 hectares per square kilometre against 0.1385 hectares per square kilometre in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.0762 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.6 times Cape Verde's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 62nd and Sierra Leone ranks 59th of 206 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0903 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0903 hectares per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per square kilometre | 0.214 hectares per square kilometre | 0.214 hectares per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.0346 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1955 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1608 hectares per square kilometre | 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 square kilometre, Cape Verde or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.2147 hectares per square kilometre against 0.1385 hectares per square kilometre in Cape Verde as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Cape Verde and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0762 hectares per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sierra Leone?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Sierra Leone rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Cape Verde ranks 62nd and Sierra Leone ranks 59th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.