Benin vs Gambia: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita
Benin
0.0412 ha per person
in 2024
Gambia
0.0524 ha per person
in 2024
Benin rank
36th
Gambia rank
33rd
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita over time
- Benin
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 0.0524 ha per person against 0.0412 ha per person in Benin, a difference of 0.0112 ha per person.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.3 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 36th and Gambia ranks 33rd of 188 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2559 ha per person | 0.1256 ha per person | 0.1303 ha per person | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.1836 ha per person | 0.0808 ha per person | 0.1028 ha per person | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.09 ha per person | 0.058 ha per person | 0.032 ha per person | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.0545 ha per person | 0.0516 ha per person | 0.003 ha per person | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per capita, Benin or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 0.0524 ha per person against 0.0412 ha per person in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per capita between Benin and Gambia?
- 0.0112 ha per person, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Gambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Gambia rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Benin ranks 36th and Gambia ranks 33rd of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.