Nigeria vs Portugal: Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square
Nigeria
3.11 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
3.17 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
35th
Portugal rank
34th
Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square over time
- Nigeria
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 3.17 t per square kilometre against 3.11 t per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.06 t per square kilometre.
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 2 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.51 t per square kilometre | 8.13 t per square kilometre | 20.38 t per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 8.94 t per square kilometre | 8.89 t per square kilometre | 0.05 t per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 2.18 t per square kilometre | 9.1 t per square kilometre | 6.92 t per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2020s | 4.23 t per square kilometre | 4.98 t per square kilometre | 0.7552 t per square kilometre | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), Nigeria or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 3.17 t per square kilometre against 3.11 t per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Nigeria and Portugal?
- 0.06 t 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 — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Nigeria ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 34th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.