Benin vs Niger: Grassland — Burned Area
Benin
535,768 ha
in 2024
Niger
724,753 ha
in 2024
Benin rank
29th
Niger rank
27th
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Benin
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 724,753 ha against 535,768 ha in Benin, a difference of 188,985 ha.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.4 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 29th and Niger ranks 27th of 220 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 421,780 ha | 206,462 ha | 215,317 ha | Benin |
| 2000s | 754,553 ha | 205,272 ha | 549,282 ha | Benin |
| 2010s | 732,178 ha | 213,916 ha | 518,261 ha | Benin |
| 2020s | 616,533 ha | 493,754 ha | 122,778 ha | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Benin or Niger?
- Niger, at 724,753 ha against 535,768 ha in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Benin and Niger?
- 188,985 ha, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Niger?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Niger rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Benin ranks 29th and Niger ranks 27th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Grassland — 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.