Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0158 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Nigeria, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Nigeria is 0.0158 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0679 ha per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0147 ha per person, in 2018.
Nigeria ranks 50th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0502 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0489 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0477 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0464 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0452 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.044 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0524 ha per person | +19.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0549 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0679 ha per person | +23.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0574 ha per person | -15.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0536 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0416 ha per person | -22.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0358 ha per person | -13.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0438 ha per person | +22.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0396 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0521 ha per person | +31.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0389 ha per person | -25.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0378 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0304 ha per person | -19.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0249 ha per person | -18.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0293 ha per person | +17.4% |
| 2011 | 0.023 ha per person | -21.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0216 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0212 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.018 ha per person | -15.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0171 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0252 ha per person | +47.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0182 ha per person | -27.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0147 ha per person | -19.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0161 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0191 ha per person | +18.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0181 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0185 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0153 ha per person | -17.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0158 ha per person | +2.8% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0158 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0057 ha per person, 2.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0158 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.062 ha per person, 25% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0515 ha per person | 0.044 ha per person | 0.0679 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0399 ha per person | 0.0249 ha per person | 0.0536 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0205 ha per person | 0.0147 ha per person | 0.0293 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0174 ha per person | 0.0153 ha per person | 0.0191 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 savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Nigeria?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0158 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0679 ha per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0147 ha per person in 2018.
- How does Nigeria rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 50th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. 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 Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna fires — 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.
Savanna fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Savanna fires — 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.