Benin vs Niger: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Benin
617,036 hectares
in 2024
Niger
772,879 hectares
in 2024
Benin rank
30th
Niger rank
29th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time
- Benin
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 772,879 hectares against 617,036 hectares in Benin, a difference of 155,843 hectares.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 30th and Niger ranks 29th of 225 countries.
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About this data
Area of shrubland and grassland burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares. Includes open and closed shrublands and grasslands without a significant tree cover.