Chad vs Nigeria: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Chad
0.074 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0575 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Chad rank
33rd
Nigeria rank
35th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Chad
- Nigeria
How they compare
Chad currently reports 0.074 ha per square kilometre against 0.0575 ha per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0165 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.
Chad ranks 33rd and Nigeria ranks 35th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2305 ha per square kilometre | 0.5269 ha per square kilometre | 0.2964 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.1747 ha per square kilometre | 0.1653 ha per square kilometre | 0.0094 ha per square kilometre | Chad |
| 2010s | 0.1864 ha per square kilometre | 0.0403 ha per square kilometre | 0.1461 ha per square kilometre | Chad |
| 2020s | 0.1026 ha per square kilometre | 0.0781 ha per square kilometre | 0.0245 ha per square kilometre | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Chad or Nigeria?
- Chad, at 0.074 ha per square kilometre against 0.0575 ha per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Chad and Nigeria?
- 0.0165 ha per square kilometre, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Nigeria?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Chad and Nigeria rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Chad ranks 33rd and Nigeria ranks 35th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, 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
Forest fires — Burned Area 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.