Eritrea vs Niger: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre

Eritrea
0.3695 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Niger
0.3269 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Eritrea rank
52nd
Niger rank
55th

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time

  • Eritrea
  • Niger
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 0.3695 hectares per square kilometre against 0.3269 hectares per square kilometre in Niger, a difference of 0.0426 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 52nd and Niger ranks 55th of 206 countries.

Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Niger Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1269 hectares per square kilometre 0.1728 hectares per square kilometre 0.0459 hectares per square kilometre Niger
2010s 0.0349 hectares per square kilometre 0.1836 hectares per square kilometre 0.1487 hectares per square kilometre Niger
2020s 0.2314 hectares per square kilometre 0.3723 hectares per square kilometre 0.1409 hectares per square kilometre Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre, Eritrea or Niger?
Eritrea, at 0.3695 hectares per square kilometre against 0.3269 hectares per square kilometre in Niger as of 2023.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Eritrea and Niger?
0.0426 hectares per square kilometre, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Niger?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Niger rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Eritrea ranks 52nd and Niger ranks 55th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 4,504 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.