Sierra Leone vs South Sudan: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Sierra Leone
0.0839 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
South Sudan
0.0514 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
2nd
South Sudan rank
3rd
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Sierra Leone
- South Sudan
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0839 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0514 hectares per square kilometre in South Sudan, a difference of 0.0325 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.6 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 2nd and South Sudan ranks 3rd of 206 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1003 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0497 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0506 hectares per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.0529 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0318 hectares per square kilometre | 0.021 hectares per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre, Sierra Leone or South Sudan?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.0839 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0514 hectares per square kilometre in South Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Sierra Leone and South Sudan?
- 0.0325 hectares per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and South Sudan?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do Sierra Leone and South Sudan rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Sierra Leone ranks 2nd and South Sudan ranks 3rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Wildfire area burned 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
Wildfire area burned 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.