Nigeria vs Senegal: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita

Nigeria
0.0003 ha per person
in 2024
Senegal
0.0003 ha per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
54th
Senegal rank
55th

Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • Nigeria
  • Senegal
00.010.020.03199020072024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0003 ha per person against 0.0003 ha per person in Senegal, a difference of 0 ha per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Senegal ahead.

Nigeria ranks 54th and Senegal ranks 55th of 186 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Senegal Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0042 ha per person 0.0098 ha per person 0.0056 ha per person Senegal
2000s 0.0011 ha per person 0.0025 ha per person 0.0014 ha per person Senegal
2010s 0.0002 ha per person 0.0009 ha per person 0.0007 ha per person Senegal
2020s 0.0003 ha per person 0.0005 ha per person 0.0002 ha per person Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per capita, Nigeria or Senegal?
Nigeria, at 0.0003 ha per person against 0.0003 ha per person in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per capita between Nigeria and Senegal?
0 ha per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Senegal?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Senegal rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
Nigeria ranks 54th and Senegal ranks 55th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 6,434 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.