Mozambique vs Nigeria: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Mozambique
3.48 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
3.58 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Mozambique rank
21st
Nigeria rank
19th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Mozambique
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 3.58 hectares per square kilometre against 3.48 hectares per square kilometre in Mozambique, a difference of 0.1 hectares per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Nigeria ahead.
Mozambique ranks 21st and Nigeria ranks 19th of 206 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.49 hectares per square kilometre | 4.58 hectares per square kilometre | 1.09 hectares per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 2.96 hectares per square kilometre | 3.14 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1788 hectares per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 3.17 hectares per square kilometre | 3.55 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3764 hectares per square kilometre | 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 square kilometre, Mozambique or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 3.58 hectares per square kilometre against 3.48 hectares per square kilometre in Mozambique as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Mozambique and Nigeria?
- 0.1 hectares per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Nigeria?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Mozambique and Nigeria rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Mozambique ranks 21st and Nigeria ranks 19th 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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About this data
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.