Nigeria vs Zambia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate
Nigeria
-3.56 % change on previous year
in 2025
Zambia
-3.21 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nigeria rank
60th
Zambia rank
57th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate over time
- Nigeria
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports -3.21 % change on previous year against -3.56 % change on previous year in Nigeria, a difference of 0.35 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Zambia ahead.
Nigeria ranks 60th and Zambia ranks 57th of 158 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.6392 % change on previous year | 0.1007 % change on previous year | 0.7399 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 2010s | -1.06 % change on previous year | -0.5041 % change on previous year | 0.5572 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 2020s | 2.63 % change on previous year | 0.8929 % change on previous year | 1.73 % 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 Zambia?
- Zambia, at -3.21 % 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 Zambia?
- 0.35 % change on previous year, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zambia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Zambia rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate?
- Nigeria ranks 60th and Zambia ranks 57th 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.