Gambia vs Nigeria: Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square
Gambia
3.53 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
2.72 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia rank
12th
Nigeria rank
14th
Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square over time
- Gambia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 3.53 t per square kilometre against 2.72 t per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.81 t per square kilometre.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 12th and Nigeria ranks 14th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.38 t per square kilometre | 0.1215 t per square kilometre | 1.26 t per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 1970s | 1.24 t per square kilometre | 0.1696 t per square kilometre | 1.07 t per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 1980s | 0.9707 t per square kilometre | 0.4733 t per square kilometre | 0.4974 t per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 1990s | 0.7307 t per square kilometre | 1.07 t per square kilometre | 0.3361 t per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.23 t per square kilometre | 1.39 t per square kilometre | 0.1535 t per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 3.54 t per square kilometre | 2 t per square kilometre | 1.54 t per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 2020s | 2.88 t per square kilometre | 2.66 t per square kilometre | 0.2252 t per square kilometre | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square, Gambia or Nigeria?
- Gambia, at 3.53 t per square kilometre against 2.72 t per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square between Gambia and Nigeria?
- 0.81 t per square kilometre, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Nigeria rank globally for rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square?
- Gambia ranks 12th and Nigeria ranks 14th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — 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
Rice — 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.