Grassland — Burned Area in Nigeria
Nigeria: Grassland — Burned Area was 2.88 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area in Nigeria, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — burned area in Nigeria is 2.88 million ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area in Nigeria peaked at 4.75 million ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 516,764 ha, in 1996.
Nigeria ranks 17th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.82 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 2.82 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.82 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.82 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.82 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.82 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 516,764 ha | -81.7% |
| 1997 | 732,530 ha | +41.8% |
| 1998 | 1.00 million ha | +37.0% |
| 1999 | 978,507 ha | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 854,610 ha | -12.7% |
| 2001 | 4.32 million ha | +405.5% |
| 2002 | 3.37 million ha | -22.0% |
| 2003 | 3.88 million ha | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 4.36 million ha | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 4.75 million ha | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 4.39 million ha | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 4.43 million ha | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 3.38 million ha | -23.8% |
| 2009 | 3.07 million ha | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 3.48 million ha | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 2.84 million ha | -18.4% |
| 2012 | 2.86 million ha | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 2.54 million ha | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 2.42 million ha | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 2.39 million ha | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 3.13 million ha | +31.1% |
| 2017 | 2.66 million ha | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 2.43 million ha | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 2.42 million ha | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.74 million ha | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 3.15 million ha | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 3.03 million ha | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 2.87 million ha | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 2.88 million ha | +0.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 2.88 million ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44,722 ha, 64.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 2.88 million ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 491,367 ha, 5.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +405.5% | 854,610 ha | 4.32 million ha |
| 1996 | -81.7% | 2.82 million ha | 516,764 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.02 million ha | 516,764 ha | 2.82 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.68 million ha | 854,610 ha | 4.75 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.72 million ha | 2.39 million ha | 3.48 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.93 million ha | 2.74 million ha | 3.15 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 14 Burkina Faso 3.26 million ha compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 4,250 ha compare
- 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 881.25 ha compare
- 15 Senegal 3.12 million ha compare
- 16 Ghana 2.97 million ha compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 855.03 ha compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 602.6 ha compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 ha
- 18 Mozambique 2.66 million ha compare
- 18 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 ha
- 18 Micronesia 0 ha
- 18 Polynesia 0 ha
- 19 Congo 1.95 million ha compare
- 20 Central African Republic 1.42 million ha 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 grassland — burned area in Nigeria?
- Grassland — burned area in Nigeria was 2.88 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burned area recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.75 million ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 516,764 ha in 1996.
- How does Nigeria rank for grassland — burned area?
- Nigeria ranks 17th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.