Nigeria vs Uganda: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Nigeria
0.0122 hectares per person
in 2025
Uganda
0.0126 hectares per person
in 2025
Nigeria rank
43rd
Uganda rank
42nd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Nigeria
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.0126 hectares per person against 0.0122 hectares per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0004 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 43rd and Uganda ranks 42nd of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0285 hectares per person | 0.0249 hectares per person | 0.0036 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.0153 hectares per person | 0.0184 hectares per person | 0.0031 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.0139 hectares per person | 0.0155 hectares per person | 0.0016 hectares per person | Uganda |
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, Nigeria or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.0126 hectares per person against 0.0122 hectares per person in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Nigeria and Uganda?
- 0.0004 hectares per person, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uganda?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Uganda rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 43rd and Uganda ranks 42nd 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.