Indonesia vs Nigeria: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Indonesia
0.0965 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0575 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Indonesia rank
22nd
Nigeria rank
25th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Indonesia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 0.0965 ha per square kilometre against 0.0575 ha per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.039 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.7 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 22nd and Nigeria ranks 25th of 185 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5236 ha per square kilometre | 0.3773 ha per square kilometre | 0.1463 ha per square kilometre | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 0.1383 ha per square kilometre | 0.1304 ha per square kilometre | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 0.1148 ha per square kilometre | 0.0401 ha per square kilometre | 0.0748 ha per square kilometre | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 0.0303 ha per square kilometre | 0.078 ha per square kilometre | 0.0477 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre, Indonesia or Nigeria?
- Indonesia, at 0.0965 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 Indonesia and Nigeria?
- 0.039 ha per square kilometre, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Nigeria?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Indonesia and Nigeria rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Indonesia ranks 22nd 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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About this data
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.