Benin vs Nigeria: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Benin
0.0025 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0025 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
51st
Nigeria rank
48th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.0025 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0025 hectares per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 0 hectares per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Nigeria ahead.
Benin ranks 51st and Nigeria ranks 48th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0039 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0029 hectares per square kilometre | 0.001 hectares per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.0009 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0023 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0014 hectares per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.002 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0044 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre, Benin or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.0025 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0025 hectares per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Benin and Nigeria?
- 0 hectares per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Nigeria?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Nigeria rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 51st and Nigeria ranks 48th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Wildfire area burned 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
Wildfire area burned 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.