Nigeria vs Zimbabwe: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Nigeria
3.58 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
4.31 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
19th
Zimbabwe rank
16th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Nigeria
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 4.31 hectares per square kilometre against 3.58 hectares per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.73 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 19th and Zimbabwe ranks 16th of 206 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.58 hectares per square kilometre | 6.62 hectares per square kilometre | 2.04 hectares per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 3.14 hectares per square kilometre | 5.91 hectares per square kilometre | 2.77 hectares per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 3.55 hectares per square kilometre | 3.68 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1319 hectares per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 4.31 hectares per square kilometre against 3.58 hectares per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Nigeria and Zimbabwe?
- 0.73 hectares per square kilometre, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zimbabwe?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Zimbabwe rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 19th and Zimbabwe ranks 16th 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.