North Korea vs Nigeria: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre

North Korea
0.0025 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0025 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea rank
49th
Nigeria rank
48th

Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time

  • North Korea
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0025 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0025 hectares per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 0 hectares per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 49th and Nigeria ranks 48th of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0057 hectares per square kilometre 0.0029 hectares per square kilometre 0.0028 hectares per square kilometre North Korea
2010s 0.0021 hectares per square kilometre 0.0023 hectares per square kilometre 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.0025 hectares per square kilometre 0.0044 hectares per square kilometre 0.0019 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, North Korea or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0025 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0025 hectares per square kilometre in North Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between North Korea and Nigeria?
0 hectares per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Nigeria?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do North Korea and Nigeria rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
North Korea ranks 49th 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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Indicator
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 4,504 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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.