Nigeria vs Uganda: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter)
Nigeria
6.26 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
5.49 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
15th
Uganda rank
18th
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) over time
- Nigeria
- Uganda
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 6.26 t per square kilometre against 5.49 t per square kilometre in Uganda, a difference of 0.77 t per square kilometre.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 18th of 150 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.38 t per square kilometre | 1.22 t per square kilometre | 0.1577 t per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.9908 t per square kilometre | 1.93 t per square kilometre | 0.9361 t per square kilometre | Uganda |
| 1980s | 1.99 t per square kilometre | 1.57 t per square kilometre | 0.4206 t per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 5.21 t per square kilometre | 2.65 t per square kilometre | 2.56 t per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 3.88 t per square kilometre | 3.93 t per square kilometre | 0.0543 t per square kilometre | Uganda |
| 2010s | 6.44 t per square kilometre | 6.78 t per square kilometre | 0.3379 t per square kilometre | Uganda |
| 2020s | 6.52 t per square kilometre | 8.58 t per square kilometre | 2.06 t per square kilometre | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), Nigeria or Uganda?
- Nigeria, at 6.26 t per square kilometre against 5.49 t per square kilometre in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Nigeria and Uganda?
- 0.77 t per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uganda?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Uganda rank globally for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Nigeria ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 18th of 150 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), 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
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.