Guatemala vs Sierra Leone: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Guatemala
0.2796 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.2147 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Guatemala rank
56th
Sierra Leone rank
59th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Guatemala
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 0.2796 hectares per square kilometre against 0.2147 hectares per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0649 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.3 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 56th and Sierra Leone ranks 59th of 206 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1464 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0903 hectares per square kilometre | 0.056 hectares per square kilometre | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 0.2165 hectares per square kilometre | 0.214 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0025 hectares per square kilometre | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 0.2393 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1955 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0439 hectares per square kilometre | Guatemala |
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, Guatemala or Sierra Leone?
- Guatemala, at 0.2796 hectares per square kilometre against 0.2147 hectares per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Guatemala and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0649 hectares per square kilometre, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Sierra Leone?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Guatemala and Sierra Leone rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Guatemala ranks 56th 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.