Myanmar vs Nigeria: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita

Myanmar
0.0183 ha per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0158 ha per person
in 2024
Myanmar rank
49th
Nigeria rank
50th

Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • Myanmar
  • Nigeria
00.020.040.06199020072024

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 0.0183 ha per person against 0.0158 ha per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0025 ha per person.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.

Myanmar ranks 49th and Nigeria ranks 50th of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0222 ha per person 0.0515 ha per person 0.0293 ha per person Nigeria
2000s 0.0215 ha per person 0.0399 ha per person 0.0183 ha per person Nigeria
2010s 0.0215 ha per person 0.0205 ha per person 0.001 ha per person Myanmar
2020s 0.0194 ha per person 0.0174 ha per person 0.002 ha per person Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per capita, Myanmar or Nigeria?
Myanmar, at 0.0183 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 Myanmar and Nigeria?
0.0025 ha per person, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Nigeria?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Myanmar and Nigeria rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
Myanmar ranks 49th 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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Indicator
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 6,504 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.