Lesotho vs Nigeria: Wood charcoal — Production, per square kilometre

Lesotho
3.94 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
5.48 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
13th
Nigeria rank
11th

Wood charcoal — Production, per square kilometre over time

  • Lesotho
  • Nigeria
12345196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 5.48 t per square kilometre against 3.94 t per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 1.54 t per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 13th and Nigeria ranks 11th of 167 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 1.28 t per square kilometre 0.9566 t per square kilometre 0.3282 t per square kilometre Lesotho
1970s 1.39 t per square kilometre 1.25 t per square kilometre 0.1448 t per square kilometre Lesotho
1980s 1.82 t per square kilometre 1.92 t per square kilometre 0.1011 t per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 2.3 t per square kilometre 2.84 t per square kilometre 0.5373 t per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 2.85 t per square kilometre 3.8 t per square kilometre 0.9571 t per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 3.45 t per square kilometre 4.74 t per square kilometre 1.29 t per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 3.85 t per square kilometre 5.35 t per square kilometre 1.49 t per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wood charcoal — production, per square kilometre, Lesotho or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 5.48 t per square kilometre against 3.94 t per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in wood charcoal — production, per square kilometre between Lesotho and Nigeria?
1.54 t per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Nigeria rank globally for wood charcoal — production, per square kilometre?
Lesotho ranks 13th and Nigeria ranks 11th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Wood charcoal — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Wood charcoal — Production, per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 8,628 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Wood charcoal — Production 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.