Iraq vs Sierra Leone: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Iraq
0.2338 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.2147 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
58th
Sierra Leone rank
59th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Iraq
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.2338 hectares per square kilometre against 0.2147 hectares per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0191 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 58th and Sierra Leone ranks 59th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0643 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0903 hectares per square kilometre | 0.026 hectares per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.342 hectares per square kilometre | 0.214 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1279 hectares per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.3669 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1955 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1715 hectares per square kilometre | Iraq |
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, Iraq or Sierra Leone?
- Iraq, at 0.2338 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 Iraq and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0191 hectares per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sierra Leone?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Sierra Leone rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Iraq ranks 58th 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.