Lesotho vs Nigeria: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita
Lesotho
0.0193 ha per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0158 ha per person
in 2024
Lesotho rank
48th
Nigeria rank
50th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita over time
- Lesotho
- Nigeria
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.0193 ha per person against 0.0158 ha per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0035 ha per person.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.
Lesotho ranks 48th and Nigeria ranks 50th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0358 ha per person | 0.0515 ha per person | 0.0157 ha per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.0365 ha per person | 0.0399 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.0228 ha per person | 0.0205 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.0142 ha per person | 0.0174 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per capita, Lesotho or Nigeria?
- Lesotho, at 0.0193 ha per person against 0.0158 ha per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per capita between Lesotho and Nigeria?
- 0.0035 ha per person, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nigeria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Nigeria rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 48th and Nigeria ranks 50th 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.