Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0003 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Nigeria, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.0003 ha per person for forest fires — burned area, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0086 ha per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per person, in 2018.
That places Nigeria 54th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0021 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.002 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.002 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0019 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0019 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0018 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0086 ha per person | +373.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0071 ha per person | -17.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0081 ha per person | +14.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0067 ha per person | -17.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0072 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 ha per person | -88.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 ha per person | -46.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 ha per person | +64.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 ha per person | -62.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 ha per person | +122.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 ha per person | -28.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 ha per person | -19.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 ha per person | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 ha per person | -55.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 ha per person | +42.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 ha per person | +87.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 ha per person | -43.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 ha per person | -32.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 ha per person | +74.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 ha per person | -39.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 ha per person | -66.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 ha per person | +270.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 ha per person | +251.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 ha per person | -66.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 ha per person | -17.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 ha per person | +24.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 ha per person | +13.7% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0003 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0003 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 96% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +373.0% | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0086 ha per person |
| 2019 | +270.6% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0042 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0086 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0072 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More climate change data for Nigeria
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 608.40 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 66,810 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 24,814 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 41,996 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 93.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,500 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 22,614 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,322 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 27.52 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per capita in Nigeria?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0003 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0086 ha per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per person in 2018.
- How does Nigeria rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 54th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.