Chad vs Nigeria: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)

Chad
0.0733 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0575 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Chad rank
24th
Nigeria rank
25th

Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time

  • Chad
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Chad currently reports 0.0733 ha per square kilometre against 0.0575 ha per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0158 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.

Chad ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 25th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1029 ha per square kilometre 0.3773 ha per square kilometre 0.2744 ha per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 0.1431 ha per square kilometre 0.1304 ha per square kilometre 0.0127 ha per square kilometre Chad
2010s 0.1822 ha per square kilometre 0.0401 ha per square kilometre 0.1421 ha per square kilometre Chad
2020s 0.0999 ha per square kilometre 0.078 ha per square kilometre 0.0219 ha per square kilometre Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre, Chad or Nigeria?
Chad, at 0.0733 ha per square kilometre against 0.0575 ha per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Chad and Nigeria?
0.0158 ha per square kilometre, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Nigeria?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Chad and Nigeria rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
Chad ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 25th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Humid tropical forest — 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
Humid tropical forest — 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
186 places, 6,179 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Humid tropical forest — 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.