Eritrea vs Nigeria: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Eritrea
0.0119 hectares per person
in 2025
Nigeria
0.0122 hectares per person
in 2025
Eritrea rank
44th
Nigeria rank
43rd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Eritrea
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.0122 hectares per person against 0.0119 hectares per person in Eritrea, a difference of 0.0003 hectares per person.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 44th and Nigeria ranks 43rd of 206 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0055 hectares per person | 0.0285 hectares per person | 0.023 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.0014 hectares per person | 0.0153 hectares per person | 0.014 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.0078 hectares per person | 0.0139 hectares per person | 0.0061 hectares per person | Nigeria |
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, Eritrea or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.0122 hectares per person against 0.0119 hectares per person in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Eritrea and Nigeria?
- 0.0003 hectares per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Nigeria?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Nigeria rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 44th and Nigeria ranks 43rd 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.