Malawi vs Nigeria: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … capita

Malawi
0.0799 t per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0879 t per person
in 2024
Malawi rank
51st
Nigeria rank
49th

Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … capita over time

  • Malawi
  • Nigeria
0.10.20.30.40.5199020072024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0879 t per person against 0.0799 t per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.008 t per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.

Malawi ranks 51st and Nigeria ranks 49th of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 0.226 t per person 0.3283 t per person 0.1023 t per person Nigeria
2000s 0.1821 t per person 0.2332 t per person 0.0511 t per person Nigeria
2010s 0.1351 t per person 0.1168 t per person 0.0183 t per person Malawi
2020s 0.0927 t per person 0.0976 t per person 0.0049 t per person 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), Malawi or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0879 t per person against 0.0799 t per person in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Malawi and Nigeria?
0.008 t per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
Malawi ranks 51st and Nigeria ranks 49th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita
Unit
t 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.