Which has higher grassland — burned area, Nigeria or Senegal?

Senegal, at 3.12 million ha against 2.88 million ha in Nigeria as of 2024.

What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Nigeria and Senegal?

241,820 ha, with Senegal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Senegal?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Nigeria vs Senegal: Grassland — Burned Area

Nigeria

2.88 million ha

in 2024

Senegal

3.12 million ha

in 2024

Nigeria rank

17th

Senegal rank

15th

Grassland — Burned Area over time

Nigeria
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 3.12 million ha against 2.88 million ha in Nigeria, a difference of 241,820 ha.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 17th and Senegal ranks 15th of 220 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.02 million ha	1.87 million ha	144,996 ha	Nigeria
2000s	3.68 million ha	3.13 million ha	554,113 ha	Nigeria
2010s	2.72 million ha	3.14 million ha	421,259 ha	Senegal
2020s	2.93 million ha	3.47 million ha	538,694 ha	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland — burned area, Nigeria or Senegal?: Senegal, at 3.12 million ha against 2.88 million ha in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Nigeria and Senegal?: 241,820 ha, with Senegal 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 grassland — burned area?: Nigeria ranks 17th and Senegal ranks 15th 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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Indicator: Grassland — Burned Area
Unit: ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 273 places, 9,329 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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