Nigeria vs Northern America: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Nigeria
60,809 ha
in 2024
Northern America
128.54 ha
in 2024
Nigeria rank
22nd
Northern America rank
20th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Nigeria
- Northern America
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 60,809 ha against 128.54 ha in Northern America, a difference of 60,680 ha.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 473.1 times Northern America's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 22nd and Northern America ranks 20th of 218 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 343,614 ha | 1,933 ha | 341,681 ha | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 118,791 ha | 552.5 ha | 118,238 ha | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 36,479 ha | 269.95 ha | 36,209 ha | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 69,018 ha | 149.97 ha | 68,868 ha | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Nigeria or Northern America?
- Nigeria, at 60,809 ha against 128.54 ha in Northern America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Nigeria and Northern America?
- 60,680 ha, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Northern America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Northern America rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Nigeria ranks 22nd and Northern America ranks 20th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Humid tropical forest — 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.