Nigeria vs Zimbabwe: Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Nigeria
0.6494 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
0.5438 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
26th
Zimbabwe rank
29th
Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Nigeria
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.6494 ha per square kilometre against 0.5438 ha per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.1056 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Nigeria ranks 26th and Zimbabwe ranks 29th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.38 ha per square kilometre | 4.41 ha per square kilometre | 2.03 ha per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 1.83 ha per square kilometre | 1.45 ha per square kilometre | 0.3835 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | 0.031 ha per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.9976 ha per square kilometre | 0.4849 ha per square kilometre | 0.5127 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, Nigeria or Zimbabwe?
- Nigeria, at 0.6494 ha per square kilometre against 0.5438 ha per square kilometre in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Nigeria and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1056 ha per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zimbabwe?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Zimbabwe rank globally for savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 26th and Zimbabwe ranks 29th 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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About this data
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.