Nigeria vs Northern America: Savanna fires — Emissions

Nigeria
4.29 kt
in 2024
Northern America
5.73 kt
in 2024
Nigeria rank
20th
Northern America rank
17th

Savanna fires — Emissions over time

  • Nigeria
  • Northern America
02.557.51012.5199020072024

How they compare

Northern America currently reports 5.73 kt against 4.29 kt in Nigeria, a difference of 1.44 kt.

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 7.65 kt 4.12 kt 3.52 kt Nigeria
2000s 6.93 kt 3.58 kt 3.35 kt Nigeria
2010s 4.56 kt 3.83 kt 0.7323 kt Nigeria
2020s 4.56 kt 5.43 kt 0.8695 kt Northern America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions, Nigeria or Northern America?
Northern America, at 5.73 kt against 4.29 kt in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions between Nigeria and Northern America?
1.44 kt, 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 — emissions?
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 — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.