Namibia vs Nigeria: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Namibia
2.89 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
3.58 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia rank
22nd
Nigeria rank
19th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Namibia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 3.58 hectares per square kilometre against 2.89 hectares per square kilometre in Namibia, a difference of 0.69 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Nigeria ahead.
Namibia ranks 22nd and Nigeria ranks 19th of 206 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.74 hectares per square kilometre | 4.58 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1624 hectares per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2010s | 4.64 hectares per square kilometre | 3.14 hectares per square kilometre | 1.5 hectares per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2020s | 3.64 hectares per square kilometre | 3.55 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0971 hectares per square kilometre | Namibia |
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, Namibia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 3.58 hectares per square kilometre against 2.89 hectares per square kilometre in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Namibia and Nigeria?
- 0.69 hectares per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Nigeria?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Nigeria rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 22nd 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.