Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Ethiopia
3.28 million ha
in 2024
Nigeria
3.67 million ha
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
22nd
Nigeria rank
20th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Ethiopia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 3.67 million ha against 3.28 million ha in Ethiopia, a difference of 381,870 ha.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Nigeria ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 22nd and Nigeria ranks 20th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.24 million ha | 6.03 million ha | 788,436 ha | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 5.06 million ha | 5.65 million ha | 593,550 ha | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 4.49 million ha | 3.81 million ha | 688,730 ha | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 3.63 million ha | 3.87 million ha | 238,656 ha | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Ethiopia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 3.67 million ha against 3.28 million ha in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 381,870 ha, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Ethiopia ranks 22nd 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.