Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) was 0.0575 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Nigeria, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Nigeria is 0.0575 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.1% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Nigeria peaked at 0.7511 ha per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0115 ha per square kilometre, in 2018.
Nigeria ranks 25th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1673 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1673 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1673 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1673 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1673 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1673 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7429 ha per square kilometre | +344.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6465 ha per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7511 ha per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6283 ha per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6545 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1189 ha per square kilometre | -81.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0654 ha per square kilometre | -45.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1111 ha per square kilometre | +69.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0429 ha per square kilometre | -61.4% |
| 2005 | 0.098 ha per square kilometre | +128.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0722 ha per square kilometre | -26.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0598 ha per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 2008 | 0.056 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0254 ha per square kilometre | -54.6% |
| 2010 | 0.037 ha per square kilometre | +45.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0358 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0385 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0741 ha per square kilometre | +92.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0428 ha per square kilometre | -42.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0299 ha per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0538 ha per square kilometre | +79.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0335 ha per square kilometre | -37.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0115 ha per square kilometre | -65.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0436 ha per square kilometre | +279.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1562 ha per square kilometre | +258.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0532 ha per square kilometre | -65.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0452 ha per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0575 ha per square kilometre | +27.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0575 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.006 ha per square kilometre, 9.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +344.0% | 0.1673 ha per square kilometre | 0.7429 ha per square kilometre |
| 2019 | +279.6% | 0.0115 ha per square kilometre | 0.0436 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3773 ha per square kilometre | 0.1673 ha per square kilometre | 0.7511 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1304 ha per square kilometre | 0.0254 ha per square kilometre | 0.6545 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0401 ha per square kilometre | 0.0115 ha per square kilometre | 0.0741 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.078 ha per square kilometre | 0.0452 ha per square kilometre | 0.1562 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 22 Indonesia 0.0965 ha per square kilometre compare
- 23 Madagascar 0.0954 ha per square kilometre compare
- 24 Chad 0.0733 ha per square kilometre compare
- 26 Bangladesh 0.057 ha per square kilometre compare
- 27 Sierra Leone 0.0533 ha per square kilometre compare
- 28 Paraguay 0.0423 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 humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Nigeria?
- Humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Nigeria was 0.0575 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7511 ha per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — 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 humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 25th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 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 Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Humid tropical forest — 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.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Humid tropical forest — 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
Humid tropical forest — 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.