Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Grassland — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0124 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Nigeria, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.0124 ha per person for grassland — burned area, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0333 ha per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0045 ha per person, in 1996.
That places Nigeria 38th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0291 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0283 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0276 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0269 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0262 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0255 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0045 ha per person | -82.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0063 ha per person | +38.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0084 ha per person | +33.5% |
| 1999 | 0.008 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0068 ha per person | -15.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0333 ha per person | +392.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0252 ha per person | -24.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0283 ha per person | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0309 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0328 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0294 ha per person | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0289 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0214 ha per person | -25.9% |
| 2009 | 0.019 ha per person | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0209 ha per person | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0166 ha per person | -20.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0162 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.014 ha per person | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 0.013 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0125 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.016 ha per person | +27.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0133 ha per person | -17.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0119 ha per person | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0115 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0128 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0144 ha per person | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0136 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0126 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0124 ha per person | -1.7% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0124 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0024 ha per person, 5.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0124 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0356 ha per person, 35% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +392.0% | 0.0068 ha per person | 0.0333 ha per person |
| 1996 | -82.2% | 0.0255 ha per person | 0.0045 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0191 ha per person | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.0291 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0256 ha per person | 0.0068 ha per person | 0.0333 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0146 ha per person | 0.0115 ha per person | 0.0209 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0132 ha per person | 0.0124 ha per person | 0.0144 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 grassland — burned area, per capita in Nigeria?
- Grassland — burned area, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0124 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0333 ha per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0045 ha per person in 1996.
- How does Nigeria rank for grassland — burned area, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 38th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grassland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grassland — 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.
Grassland — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grassland — 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
Grassland — 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.