Gabon vs Niger: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
Gabon
3.16 million t
in 2024
Niger
3.77 million t
in 2024
Gabon rank
39th
Niger rank
37th
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Gabon
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 3.77 million t against 3.16 million t in Gabon, a difference of 605,420 t.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 39th and Niger ranks 37th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.51 million t | 1.66 million t | 143,299 t | Niger |
| 2000s | 1.63 million t | 1.19 million t | 436,161 t | Gabon |
| 2010s | 2.18 million t | 1.11 million t | 1.07 million t | Gabon |
| 2020s | 2.25 million t | 2.57 million t | 320,910 t | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues, Gabon or Niger?
- Niger, at 3.77 million t against 3.16 million t in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between Gabon and Niger?
- 605,420 t, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Niger?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Niger rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Gabon ranks 39th and Niger ranks 37th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.