Benin vs Niger: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Benin
0.0405 hectares per person
in 2025
Niger
0.0394 hectares per person
in 2025
Benin rank
24th
Niger rank
26th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Benin
- Niger
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.0405 hectares per person against 0.0394 hectares per person in Niger, a difference of 0.0011 hectares per person.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 24th and Niger ranks 26th of 206 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1075 hectares per person | 0.0157 hectares per person | 0.0919 hectares per person | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.07 hectares per person | 0.0119 hectares per person | 0.0582 hectares per person | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.0483 hectares per person | 0.024 hectares per person | 0.0244 hectares per person | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita, Benin or Niger?
- Benin, at 0.0405 hectares per person against 0.0394 hectares per person in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Benin and Niger?
- 0.0011 hectares per person, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Niger?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Niger rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Benin ranks 24th and Niger ranks 26th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.