Cameroon vs Nigeria: Grassland — Burned Area, per capita

Cameroon
0.0119 ha per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0124 ha per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
40th
Nigeria rank
38th

Grassland — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • Cameroon
  • Nigeria
00.010.020.03199020072024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0124 ha per person against 0.0119 ha per person in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0005 ha per person.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.

Cameroon ranks 40th and Nigeria ranks 38th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0196 ha per person 0.0191 ha per person 0.0006 ha per person Cameroon
2000s 0.0205 ha per person 0.0256 ha per person 0.0051 ha per person Nigeria
2010s 0.0138 ha per person 0.0146 ha per person 0.0008 ha per person Nigeria
2020s 0.0138 ha per person 0.0132 ha per person 0.0006 ha per person Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland — burned area, per capita, Cameroon or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0124 ha per person against 0.0119 ha per person in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in grassland — burned area, per capita between Cameroon and Nigeria?
0.0005 ha per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for grassland — burned area, per capita?
Cameroon ranks 40th and Nigeria ranks 38th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Grassland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 6,469 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Grassland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.