Nigeria vs Portugal: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Nigeria
0.0575 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
0.0628 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
35th
Portugal rank
34th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Nigeria
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.0628 ha per square kilometre against 0.0575 ha per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0053 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 34th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5269 ha per square kilometre | 0.1613 ha per square kilometre | 0.3656 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.1653 ha per square kilometre | 0.1765 ha per square kilometre | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.0403 ha per square kilometre | 0.1806 ha per square kilometre | 0.1403 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.0781 ha per square kilometre | 0.0989 ha per square kilometre | 0.0207 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Nigeria or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.0628 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 Nigeria and Portugal?
- 0.0053 ha per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Portugal?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Portugal rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 34th 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.