Nigeria vs Uganda: Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Nigeria
3.15 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
2.22 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
19th
Uganda rank
22nd

Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Nigeria
  • Uganda
12345199020062023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 3.15 ha per square kilometre against 2.22 ha per square kilometre in Uganda, a difference of 0.93 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 19th and Uganda ranks 22nd of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Uganda Difference Ahead
1990s 2.21 ha per square kilometre 2.23 ha per square kilometre 0.0193 ha per square kilometre Uganda
2000s 4.04 ha per square kilometre 2.88 ha per square kilometre 1.17 ha per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 2.98 ha per square kilometre 3.01 ha per square kilometre 0.0256 ha per square kilometre Uganda
2020s 3.24 ha per square kilometre 3.47 ha per square kilometre 0.2323 ha per square kilometre Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland — burned area, per square kilometre, Nigeria or Uganda?
Nigeria, at 3.15 ha per square kilometre against 2.22 ha per square kilometre in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in grassland — burned area, per square kilometre between Nigeria and Uganda?
0.93 ha per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uganda?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Uganda rank globally for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre?
Nigeria ranks 19th and Uganda ranks 22nd 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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Indicator
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 6,279 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.