Nicaragua vs Nigeria: Forest fires — Burned Area
Nicaragua
61,142 ha
in 2023
Nigeria
60,873 ha
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
31st
Nigeria rank
32nd
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Nicaragua
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 61,142 ha against 60,873 ha in Nigeria, a difference of 269 ha.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 31st and Nigeria ranks 32nd of 219 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20,329 ha | 479,899 ha | 459,570 ha | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 11,835 ha | 150,575 ha | 138,740 ha | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 13,644 ha | 36,682 ha | 23,038 ha | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 25,032 ha | 71,172 ha | 46,139 ha | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Nicaragua or Nigeria?
- Nicaragua, at 61,142 ha against 60,873 ha in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Nicaragua and Nigeria?
- 269 ha, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Nigeria?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Nigeria rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Nicaragua ranks 31st and Nigeria ranks 32nd of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.