Forest fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP in Nigeria
Nigeria: Forest fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP was 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP in Nigeria, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0 ha per US$ of GDP for forest fires — burned area, per unit of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of up 124.4% on the previous year and up 248.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per unit of gdp in Nigeria peaked at 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per US$ of GDP, in 2018.
Nigeria ranks 36th of 183 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 unit of GDP in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | ha per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 1993 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -29.5% |
| 1995 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -42.9% |
| 1996 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +268.4% |
| 1997 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -21.4% |
| 1998 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +212.6% |
| 2000 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -88.8% |
| 2002 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -57.4% |
| 2003 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +53.9% |
| 2004 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -70.2% |
| 2005 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +76.8% |
| 2006 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -45.8% |
| 2007 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -29.2% |
| 2008 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -23.2% |
| 2009 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -47.8% |
| 2010 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +18.1% |
| 2011 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +72.0% |
| 2014 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -47.0% |
| 2015 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
| 2016 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +118.5% |
| 2017 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -32.9% |
| 2018 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -69.5% |
| 2019 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +139.1% |
| 2020 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +300.9% |
| 2021 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -66.5% |
| 2022 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -20.2% |
| 2023 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +68.8% |
| 2024 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +124.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0 ha per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 ha per US$ of GDP, 3.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0 ha per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 ha per US$ of GDP, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +300.9% | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 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 unit of gdp in Nigeria?
- Forest fires — burned area, per unit of gdp in Nigeria was 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per unit of gdp recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 1999.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per unit of gdp recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- How does Nigeria rank for forest fires — burned area, per unit of gdp?
- Nigeria ranks 36th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 248.9%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.