Burkina Faso vs Nigeria: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Burkina Faso
3.26 million ha
in 2024
Nigeria
3.67 million ha
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
23rd
Nigeria rank
20th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Burkina Faso
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 3.67 million ha against 3.26 million ha in Burkina Faso, a difference of 408,640 ha.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Nigeria ranks 20th of 221 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.35 million ha | 5.69 million ha | 3.34 million ha | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 2.85 million ha | 5.65 million ha | 2.80 million ha | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.84 million ha | 3.81 million ha | 1.97 million ha | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.96 million ha | 3.87 million ha | 1.91 million ha | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Burkina Faso or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 3.67 million ha against 3.26 million ha in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
- 408,640 ha, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Nigeria rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Nigeria ranks 20th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — 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.