Nicaragua vs Nigeria: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate
Nicaragua
22.64 % change on previous year
in 2022
Nigeria
16.14 % change on previous year
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
51st
Nigeria rank
53rd
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate over time
- Nicaragua
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 22.64 % change on previous year against 16.14 % change on previous year in Nigeria, a difference of 6.5 % change on previous year.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.4 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 51st and Nigeria ranks 53rd of 184 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.17 % change on previous year | 41.41 % change on previous year | 16.24 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2000s | -31.02 % change on previous year | -36.03 % change on previous year | 5.02 % change on previous year | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 85.29 % change on previous year | 32.55 % change on previous year | 52.74 % change on previous year | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 1.52 % change on previous year | 59.33 % change on previous year | 57.81 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate, Nicaragua or Nigeria?
- Nicaragua, at 22.64 % change on previous year against 16.14 % change on previous year in Nigeria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate between Nicaragua and Nigeria?
- 6.5 % change on previous year, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Nigeria?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Nicaragua and Nigeria rank globally for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Nicaragua ranks 51st and Nigeria ranks 53rd of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, 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 Forest fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.