Nigeria vs Northern America: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
Nigeria
20.45 million t
in 2024
Northern America
27.27 million t
in 2024
Nigeria rank
20th
Northern America rank
17th
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Nigeria
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 27.27 million t against 20.45 million t in Nigeria, a difference of 6.82 million t.
That makes Northern America's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 20th and Northern America ranks 17th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Northern America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.41 million t | 19.64 million t | 16.77 million t | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 32.99 million t | 17.03 million t | 15.96 million t | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 21.73 million t | 18.25 million t | 3.49 million t | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 21.73 million t | 25.88 million t | 4.14 million t | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues, Nigeria or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 27.27 million t against 20.45 million t in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between Nigeria and Northern America?
- 6.82 million t, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Northern America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Northern America rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Nigeria ranks 20th and Northern America ranks 17th 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.