Nigeria vs Senegal: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate
Nigeria
-3.56 % change on previous year
in 2025
Senegal
-3.5 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nigeria rank
60th
Senegal rank
59th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate over time
- Nigeria
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports -3.5 % change on previous year against -3.56 % change on previous year in Nigeria, a difference of 0.06 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 60th and Senegal ranks 59th of 158 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.6392 % change on previous year | 4.06 % change on previous year | 4.7 % change on previous year | Senegal |
| 2010s | -1.06 % change on previous year | 4.97 % change on previous year | 6.03 % change on previous year | Senegal |
| 2020s | 2.63 % change on previous year | -0.0343 % change on previous year | 2.66 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
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, Nigeria or Senegal?
- Senegal, at -3.5 % change on previous year against -3.56 % change on previous year in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate between Nigeria and Senegal?
- 0.06 % change on previous year, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Senegal?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Senegal rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate?
- Nigeria ranks 60th and Senegal ranks 59th 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.