Nigeria vs Zambia: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual
Nigeria
6.25 % change on previous year
in 2024
Zambia
8.07 % change on previous year
in 2024
Nigeria rank
74th
Zambia rank
71st
Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual over time
- Nigeria
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 8.07 % change on previous year against 6.25 % change on previous year in Nigeria, a difference of 1.82 % change on previous year.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Zambia ahead.
Nigeria ranks 74th and Zambia ranks 71st of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.94 % change on previous year | -0.9088 % change on previous year | 7.85 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2000s | -4.94 % change on previous year | 0.7596 % change on previous year | 5.69 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.8761 % change on previous year | 0.8234 % change on previous year | 0.0527 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 2.08 % change on previous year | 0.635 % change on previous year | 1.44 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), Nigeria or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 8.07 % change on previous year against 6.25 % change on previous year in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Nigeria and Zambia?
- 1.82 % change on previous year, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zambia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Zambia rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Nigeria ranks 74th and Zambia ranks 71st of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.