Laos vs Sierra Leone: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate
Laos
16.67 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sierra Leone
1.72 % change on previous year
in 2025
Laos rank
28th
Sierra Leone rank
30th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate over time
- Laos
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Laos currently reports 16.67 % change on previous year against 1.72 % change on previous year in Sierra Leone, a difference of 14.95 % change on previous year.
That makes Laos's figure about 9.7 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Laos ranks 28th and Sierra Leone ranks 30th of 117 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.59 % change on previous year | 55.46 % change on previous year | 29.13 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 2010s | 118.48 % change on previous year | 52.58 % change on previous year | 65.9 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 2020s | 41.81 % change on previous year | 83.08 % change on previous year | 41.27 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate, Laos or Sierra Leone?
- Laos, at 16.67 % change on previous year against 1.72 % change on previous year in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate between Laos and Sierra Leone?
- 14.95 % change on previous year, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sierra Leone?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Sierra Leone rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate?
- Laos ranks 28th and Sierra Leone ranks 30th of 117 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Wildfire area burned by land cover type. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.