China vs Nigeria: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter)

China
0.0314 t per person
in 2023
Nigeria
0.025 t per person
in 2023
China rank
39th
Nigeria rank
41st

Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) over time

  • China
  • Nigeria
0.010.020.030.040.05196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 0.0314 t per person against 0.025 t per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0064 t per person.

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

The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

China ranks 39th and Nigeria ranks 41st of 150 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0215 t per person 0.0251 t per person 0.0035 t per person Nigeria
1970s 0.02 t per person 0.0148 t per person 0.0053 t per person China
1980s 0.0185 t per person 0.0206 t per person 0.0021 t per person Nigeria
1990s 0.0191 t per person 0.0439 t per person 0.0248 t per person Nigeria
2000s 0.0205 t per person 0.0247 t per person 0.0041 t per person Nigeria
2010s 0.0283 t per person 0.0311 t per person 0.0028 t per person Nigeria
2020s 0.0305 t per person 0.0269 t per person 0.0035 t per person China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), China or Nigeria?
China, at 0.0314 t per person against 0.025 t per person in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between China and Nigeria?
0.0064 t per person, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Nigeria rank globally for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
China ranks 39th and Nigeria ranks 41st of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
152 places, 8,183 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.