Brazil vs Nigeria: Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Brazil
0.6117 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.6494 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
27th
Nigeria rank
26th

Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Brazil
  • Nigeria
01234199020062023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.6494 ha per square kilometre against 0.6117 ha per square kilometre in Brazil, a difference of 0.0377 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.

Brazil ranks 27th and Nigeria ranks 26th of 188 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 0.9525 ha per square kilometre 2.38 ha per square kilometre 1.43 ha per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 0.9733 ha per square kilometre 1.83 ha per square kilometre 0.8598 ha per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 1.05 ha per square kilometre 1.18 ha per square kilometre 0.1253 ha per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.806 ha per square kilometre 0.9976 ha per square kilometre 0.1916 ha per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna — burned area, per square kilometre, Brazil or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.6494 ha per square kilometre against 0.6117 ha per square kilometre in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Brazil and Nigeria?
0.0377 ha per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nigeria?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Nigeria rank globally for savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
Brazil ranks 27th and Nigeria ranks 26th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 6,313 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Savanna — 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.