Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Nigeria
Nigeria: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square was 21.13 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Nigeria, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Nigeria stood at 21.13 t per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.0% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Nigeria peaked at 61.97 t per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 18.4 t per square kilometre, in 2018.
Nigeria ranks 30th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 32 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 32 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 32 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 32 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 32 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 44.38 t per square kilometre | +38.7% |
| 1997 | 47.84 t per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 61.97 t per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 1999 | 53.55 t per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2000 | 50.91 t per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 32.93 t per square kilometre | -35.3% |
| 2002 | 30.08 t per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 38.54 t per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 2004 | 34.28 t per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 48.63 t per square kilometre | +41.9% |
| 2006 | 35.93 t per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 2007 | 35.74 t per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 30.17 t per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 2009 | 25 t per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 2010 | 30.64 t per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 2011 | 24.74 t per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 2012 | 23.58 t per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 24.49 t per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 20.95 t per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2015 | 20.27 t per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 31.65 t per square kilometre | +56.2% |
| 2017 | 22.76 t per square kilometre | -28.1% |
| 2018 | 18.4 t per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 2019 | 21.17 t per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 25.78 t per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2021 | 24.19 t per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 25.78 t per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 21.13 t per square kilometre | -18.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 21.13 t per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.28 t per square kilometre, 16.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 21.13 t per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.7 t per square kilometre, 97% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.97 t per square kilometre | 32 t per square kilometre | 61.97 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.22 t per square kilometre | 25 t per square kilometre | 50.91 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.86 t per square kilometre | 18.4 t per square kilometre | 31.65 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.22 t per square kilometre | 21.13 t per square kilometre | 25.78 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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 — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Nigeria?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Nigeria was 21.13 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 61.97 t per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4 t per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Nigeria rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Nigeria ranks 30th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burning crop residues 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
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.