Belize vs Nigeria: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate
Belize
-50 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nigeria
-47.4 % change on previous year
in 2025
Belize rank
47th
Nigeria rank
46th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate over time
- Belize
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports -47.4 % change on previous year against -50 % change on previous year in Belize, a difference of 2.6 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 47th and Nigeria ranks 46th of 117 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -16.47 % change on previous year | 11.5 % change on previous year | 27.97 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 35.61 % change on previous year | 9.36 % change on previous year | 26.25 % change on previous year | Belize |
| 2020s | -1.35 % change on previous year | 41.09 % change on previous year | 42.44 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate, Belize or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at -47.4 % change on previous year against -50 % change on previous year in Belize as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate between Belize and Nigeria?
- 2.6 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Nigeria?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Nigeria rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate?
- Belize ranks 47th and Nigeria ranks 46th of 117 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Wildfire area burned by land cover type. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.