Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Nigeria
Nigeria: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0575 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Nigeria, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Nigeria stood at 0.0575 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.2% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Nigeria peaked at 1.07 ha per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0115 ha per square kilometre, in 2018.
Nigeria ranks 35th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2201 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.2201 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2201 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2201 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2201 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2201 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | +385.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9086 ha per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1998 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9034 ha per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2000 | 1 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1192 ha per square kilometre | -88.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0657 ha per square kilometre | -44.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1114 ha per square kilometre | +69.6% |
| 2004 | 0.043 ha per square kilometre | -61.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0984 ha per square kilometre | +128.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0725 ha per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0598 ha per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 2008 | 0.056 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0254 ha per square kilometre | -54.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0374 ha per square kilometre | +46.9% |
| 2011 | 0.036 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0387 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0745 ha per square kilometre | +92.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0436 ha per square kilometre | -41.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0301 ha per square kilometre | -31.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0539 ha per square kilometre | +79.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0336 ha per square kilometre | -37.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0115 ha per square kilometre | -65.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0436 ha per square kilometre | +278.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1564 ha per square kilometre | +259.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0534 ha per square kilometre | -65.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0452 ha per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0575 ha per square kilometre | +27.2% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0575 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0199 ha per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0575 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0207 ha per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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 | +385.6% | 0.2201 ha per square kilometre | 1.07 ha per square kilometre |
| 2019 | +278.8% | 0.0115 ha per square kilometre | 0.0436 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5269 ha per square kilometre | 0.2201 ha per square kilometre | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1653 ha per square kilometre | 0.0254 ha per square kilometre | 1 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0403 ha per square kilometre | 0.0115 ha per square kilometre | 0.0745 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0781 ha per square kilometre | 0.0452 ha per square kilometre | 0.1564 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 32 Eswatini 0.086 ha per square kilometre compare
- 33 Chad 0.074 ha per square kilometre compare
- 34 Portugal 0.0628 ha per square kilometre compare
- 36 Bangladesh 0.057 ha per square kilometre compare
- 37 Paraguay 0.0565 ha per square kilometre compare
- 38 Sierra Leone 0.0548 ha per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Nigeria?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Nigeria was 0.0575 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 ha per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0115 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Nigeria rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 35th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area 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.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.