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Other forest — Burned Area, per capita in Nigeria

Nigeria: Other forest — Burned Area, per capita was 0 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0 ha per person
Change on year
down 26.5%
World rank
85th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0026 ha per person
in 1996
All-time low
0 ha per person
in 2019
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Other forest — Burned Area, per capita in Nigeria, 1990–2024

00.0010.0020.0031990200720241990: 0 ha per person1991: 0 ha per person1992: 0 ha per person1993: 0 ha per person1994: 0 ha per person1995: 0 ha per person1996: 0.003 ha per person1997: 0.002 ha per person1998: 0.002 ha per person1999: 0.002 ha per person2000: 0.003 ha per person2001: 0 ha per person2002: 0 ha per person2003: 0 ha per person2004: 0 ha per person2005: 0 ha per person2006: 0 ha per person2007: 0 ha per person2008: 0 ha per person2009: 0 ha per person2010: 0 ha per person2011: 0 ha per person2012: 0 ha per person2013: 0 ha per person2014: 0 ha per person2015: 0 ha per person2016: 0 ha per person2017: 0 ha per person2018: 0 ha per person2019: 0 ha per person2020: 0 ha per person2021: 0 ha per person2022: 0 ha per person2023: 0 ha per person2024: 0 ha per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.

Analysis

In 2024, other forest — burned area, per capita in Nigeria stood at 0 ha per person.

That represents a change of down 26.5% on the previous year and down 93.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other forest — burned area, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0026 ha per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2019.

Nigeria ranks 85th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Other forest — Burned Area, per capita in Nigeria, year by year

Year ha per person Change
1990 0.0005 ha per person —
1991 0.0005 ha per person -2.6%
1992 0.0005 ha per person -2.6%
1993 0.0005 ha per person -2.6%
1994 0.0004 ha per person -2.6%
1995 0.0004 ha per person -2.6%
1996 0.0026 ha per person +501.4%
1997 0.002 ha per person -21.7%
1998 0.0024 ha per person +17.6%
1999 0.002 ha per person -15.3%
2000 0.0025 ha per person +22.9%
2001 0 ha per person -99.9%
2002 0 ha per person -28.6%
2003 0 ha per person -2.7%
2004 0 ha per person -64.6%
2005 0 ha per person +337.7%
2006 0 ha per person -40.6%
2007 0 ha per person -82.3%
2008 0 ha per person +94.5%
2009 0 ha per person -75.7%
2010 0 ha per person +1553.3%
2011 0 ha per person -71.4%
2012 0 ha per person +36.2%
2013 0 ha per person +136.3%
2014 0 ha per person +106.2%
2015 0 ha per person -86.5%
2016 0 ha per person -41.5%
2017 0 ha per person +30.1%
2018 0 ha per person -75.6%
2019 0 ha per person -100.0%
2020 0 ha per person —
2021 0 ha per person -16.1%
2022 0 ha per person -67.4%
2023 0 ha per person +95.8%
2024 0 ha per person -26.5%

Nigeria compared with similar countries

  • Nigeria's 0 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 ha per person, 25% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Other forest — 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.

YearChange FromTo
2010 +1553.3% 0 ha per person 0 ha per person
1996 +501.4% 0.0004 ha per person 0.0026 ha per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0012 ha per person 0.0004 ha per person 0.0026 ha per person 10
2000s 0.0003 ha per person 0 ha per person 0.0025 ha per person 10
2010s 0 ha per person 0 ha per person 0 ha per person 10
2020s 0 ha per person 0 ha per person 0 ha per person 5

Countries ranked near Nigeria

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  4. 86 Aruba 0 ha per person
  5. 86 Afghanistan 0 ha per person compare
  6. 86 Andorra 0 ha per person
  7. 86 United Arab Emirates 0 ha per person
  8. 86 Armenia 0 ha per person compare
  9. 86 American Samoa 0 ha per person
  10. 86 Antigua and Barbuda 0 ha per person
  11. 86 Belgium 0 ha per person compare
  12. 86 Benin 0 ha per person compare
  13. 86 Burkina Faso 0 ha per person compare
  14. 86 Bangladesh 0 ha per person
  15. 86 Bahrain 0 ha per person
  16. 86 Belize 0 ha per person
  17. 86 Bermuda 0 ha per person
  18. 86 Barbados 0 ha per person
  19. 86 Comoros 0 ha per person compare
  20. 86 Cayman Islands 0 ha per person
  21. 86 Cyprus 0 ha per person compare
  22. 86 Germany 0 ha per person compare
  23. 86 Djibouti 0 ha per person compare
  24. 86 Dominica 0 ha per person
  25. 86 Denmark 0 ha per person compare
  26. 86 Egypt 0 ha per person compare
  27. 86 Eritrea 0 ha per person compare
  28. 86 Estonia 0 ha per person compare
  29. 86 Finland 0 ha per person compare
  30. 86 Fiji 0 ha per person
  31. 86 Faroe Islands 0 ha per person
  32. 86 Gabon 0 ha per person compare
  33. 86 Ghana 0 ha per person compare
  34. 86 Gibraltar 0 ha per person compare
  35. 86 Gambia 0 ha per person compare
  36. 86 Guinea-Bissau 0 ha per person
  37. 86 Grenada 0 ha per person
  38. 86 Greenland 0 ha per person
  39. 86 Guam 0 ha per person
  40. 86 Haiti 0 ha per person compare
  41. 86 Isle of Man 0 ha per person compare
  42. 86 Ireland 0 ha per person compare
  43. 86 Iraq 0 ha per person compare
  44. 86 Iceland 0 ha per person
  45. 86 Israel 0 ha per person compare
  46. 86 Jamaica 0 ha per person compare
  47. 86 Jordan 0 ha per person
  48. 86 Kazakhstan 0 ha per person compare
  49. 86 Kyrgyzstan 0 ha per person compare
  50. 86 Kiribati 0 ha per person
  51. 86 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 ha per person
  52. 86 Kuwait 0 ha per person
  53. 86 Lebanon 0 ha per person compare
  54. 86 Liberia 0 ha per person compare
  55. 86 Libya 0 ha per person
  56. 86 Saint Lucia 0 ha per person
  57. 86 Liechtenstein 0 ha per person
  58. 86 Sri Lanka 0 ha per person compare
  59. 86 Lesotho 0 ha per person compare
  60. 86 Lithuania 0 ha per person compare
  61. 86 Luxembourg 0 ha per person
  62. 86 Latvia 0 ha per person compare
  63. 86 Maldives 0 ha per person
  64. 86 Marshall Islands 0 ha per person
  65. 86 Mali 0 ha per person compare
  66. 86 Malta 0 ha per person
  67. 86 Northern Mariana Islands 0 ha per person
  68. 86 Mauritania 0 ha per person compare
  69. 86 Mauritius 0 ha per person compare
  70. 86 Namibia 0 ha per person compare
  71. 86 New Caledonia 0 ha per person
  72. 86 Niger 0 ha per person compare
  73. 86 Norway 0 ha per person compare
  74. 86 Oman 0 ha per person
  75. 86 Panama 0 ha per person compare
  76. 86 Palau 0 ha per person
  77. 86 Poland 0 ha per person compare
  78. 86 Puerto Rico 0 ha per person
  79. 86 Palestine 0 ha per person
  80. 86 French Polynesia 0 ha per person
  81. 86 Qatar 0 ha per person
  82. 86 Rwanda 0 ha per person compare
  83. 86 Saudi Arabia 0 ha per person
  84. 86 Senegal 0 ha per person compare
  85. 86 Singapore 0 ha per person
  86. 86 Solomon Islands 0 ha per person
  87. 86 Somalia 0 ha per person compare
  88. 86 Sao Tome and Principe 0 ha per person
  89. 86 Suriname 0 ha per person
  90. 86 Sweden 0 ha per person compare
  91. 86 Seychelles 0 ha per person
  92. 86 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 ha per person
  93. 86 Togo 0 ha per person compare
  94. 86 Tajikistan 0 ha per person compare
  95. 86 Turkmenistan 0 ha per person compare
  96. 86 Tonga 0 ha per person
  97. 86 Trinidad and Tobago 0 ha per person
  98. 86 Tuvalu 0 ha per person
  99. 86 Uzbekistan 0 ha per person compare
  100. 86 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 ha per person
  101. 86 British Virgin Islands 0 ha per person compare
  102. 86 Vanuatu 0 ha per person
  103. 86 Samoa 0 ha per person
  104. 86 Yemen 0 ha per person

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Frequently asked questions

What is other forest — burned area, per capita in Nigeria?
Other forest — burned area, per capita in Nigeria was 0 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest other forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 0.0026 ha per person in 1996.
What is the lowest other forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2019.
How does Nigeria rank for other forest — burned area, per capita?
Nigeria ranks 85th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
Is other forest — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 93.3%. 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 Other forest — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Other forest — 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.

Other forest — Burned Area ÷ Population, total

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About this data

Indicator
Other forest — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 6,434 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Other forest — 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.