Malawi vs Nigeria: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square
Malawi
17.32 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
21.13 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
31st
Nigeria rank
30th
Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square over time
- Malawi
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 21.13 t per square kilometre against 17.32 t per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 3.81 t per square kilometre.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.
Malawi ranks 31st and Nigeria ranks 30th 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 | 24.65 t per square kilometre | 39.97 t per square kilometre | 15.32 t per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 24.48 t per square kilometre | 36.22 t per square kilometre | 11.75 t per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 23.89 t per square kilometre | 23.86 t per square kilometre | 0.0252 t per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2020s | 20.63 t per square kilometre | 24.22 t per square kilometre | 3.58 t per square kilometre | 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 21.13 t per square kilometre against 17.32 t per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Malawi and Nigeria?
- 3.81 t per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Malawi ranks 31st and Nigeria ranks 30th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.