Nigeria vs Uruguay: Other forest — Burned Area
Nigeria
64.12 ha
in 2024
Uruguay
42.9 ha
in 2024
Nigeria rank
79th
Uruguay rank
82nd
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Nigeria
- Uruguay
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 64.12 ha against 42.9 ha in Uruguay, a difference of 21.22 ha.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.5 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 79th and Uruguay ranks 82nd of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 136,284 ha | 1,113 ha | 135,171 ha | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 31,784 ha | 600.26 ha | 31,184 ha | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 203.07 ha | 416.28 ha | 213.21 ha | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 94.05 ha | 2,081 ha | 1,987 ha | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Nigeria or Uruguay?
- Nigeria, at 64.12 ha against 42.9 ha in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Nigeria and Uruguay?
- 21.22 ha, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uruguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Uruguay rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Nigeria ranks 79th and Uruguay ranks 82nd of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other 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.