Madagascar vs Nigeria: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Madagascar
4.3 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
3.83 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar rank
24th
Nigeria rank
27th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Madagascar
- Nigeria
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 4.3 ha per square kilometre against 3.83 ha per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.47 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 27th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.98 ha per square kilometre | 6.24 ha per square kilometre | 0.2648 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 7.36 ha per square kilometre | 6.21 ha per square kilometre | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 6.27 ha per square kilometre | 4.18 ha per square kilometre | 2.09 ha per square kilometre | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 5.05 ha per square kilometre | 4.3 ha per square kilometre | 0.7472 ha per square kilometre | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Madagascar or Nigeria?
- Madagascar, at 4.3 ha per square kilometre against 3.83 ha per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Madagascar and Nigeria?
- 0.47 ha per square kilometre, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Nigeria?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and Nigeria rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Madagascar ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 27th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.