Egypt vs Nigeria: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate
Egypt
-7.95 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nigeria
-3.56 % change on previous year
in 2025
Egypt rank
62nd
Nigeria rank
60th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate over time
- Egypt
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports -3.56 % change on previous year against -7.95 % change on previous year in Egypt, a difference of 4.39 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Nigeria ahead.
Egypt ranks 62nd and Nigeria ranks 60th of 158 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -100 % change on previous year | 7.26 % change on previous year | 107.26 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 25.78 % change on previous year | 0.1833 % change on previous year | 25.6 % change on previous year | Egypt |
| 2020s | 40.9 % change on previous year | 2.63 % change on previous year | 38.28 % change on previous year | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate, Egypt or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at -3.56 % change on previous year against -7.95 % change on previous year in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate between Egypt and Nigeria?
- 4.39 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate?
- Egypt ranks 62nd and Nigeria ranks 60th of 158 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires 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 Area burned by wildfires by land cover type. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.