Nigeria vs South Africa: Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Nigeria
3.15 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
3.4 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
19th
South Africa rank
17th
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Nigeria
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 3.4 ha per square kilometre against 3.15 ha per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.25 ha per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 17th of 187 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.21 ha per square kilometre | 1.68 ha per square kilometre | 0.5388 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 4.04 ha per square kilometre | 2.6 ha per square kilometre | 1.44 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 2.98 ha per square kilometre | 2.22 ha per square kilometre | 0.7597 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 3.24 ha per square kilometre | 2.57 ha per square kilometre | 0.666 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, per square kilometre, Nigeria or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 3.4 ha per square kilometre against 3.15 ha per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area, per square kilometre between Nigeria and South Africa?
- 0.25 ha per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and South Africa rank globally for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 17th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Grassland — 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
Grassland — 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.