Nigeria vs Sudan: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Nigeria
3.58 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Sudan
3.58 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
19th
Sudan rank
20th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Nigeria
- Sudan
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 3.58 hectares per square kilometre against 3.58 hectares per square kilometre in Sudan, a difference of 0 hectares per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Sudan ahead.
Nigeria ranks 19th and Sudan ranks 20th of 206 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.02 hectares per square kilometre | 3 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0277 hectares per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 3.55 hectares per square kilometre | 2.97 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5784 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, Nigeria or Sudan?
- Nigeria, at 3.58 hectares per square kilometre against 3.58 hectares per square kilometre in Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Nigeria and Sudan?
- 0 hectares per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sudan?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Sudan rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 19th and Sudan ranks 20th 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.