Liberia vs Nigeria: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Liberia
0.0031 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0025 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Liberia rank
45th
Nigeria rank
48th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Liberia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 0.0031 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0025 hectares per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Nigeria ahead.
Liberia ranks 45th and Nigeria ranks 48th of 206 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0012 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0029 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0017 hectares per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.0014 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0023 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0009 hectares per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.0009 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0044 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0035 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, Liberia or Nigeria?
- Liberia, at 0.0031 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0025 hectares per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Liberia and Nigeria?
- 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Nigeria?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Liberia and Nigeria rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Liberia ranks 45th 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.