Savanna fires — Emissions in Nigeria
Nigeria: Savanna fires — Emissions was 4.29 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Emissions in Nigeria, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 4.29 kt for savanna fires — emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions in Nigeria peaked at 11.85 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.52 kt, in 2018.
Nigeria ranks 20th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Emissions in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.12 kt | — |
| 1991 | 6.12 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6.12 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6.12 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6.12 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6.12 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8.49 kt | +38.7% |
| 1997 | 9.15 kt | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 11.85 kt | +29.6% |
| 1999 | 10.24 kt | -13.6% |
| 2000 | 9.74 kt | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 6.3 kt | -35.3% |
| 2002 | 5.75 kt | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 7.37 kt | +28.1% |
| 2004 | 6.56 kt | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 9.3 kt | +41.9% |
| 2006 | 6.87 kt | -26.1% |
| 2007 | 6.84 kt | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 5.77 kt | -15.6% |
| 2009 | 4.78 kt | -17.1% |
| 2010 | 5.86 kt | +22.6% |
| 2011 | 4.73 kt | -19.2% |
| 2012 | 4.51 kt | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 4.68 kt | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 4.01 kt | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 3.88 kt | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 6.05 kt | +56.2% |
| 2017 | 4.35 kt | -28.1% |
| 2018 | 3.52 kt | -19.2% |
| 2019 | 4.05 kt | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 4.93 kt | +21.8% |
| 2021 | 4.63 kt | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 4.93 kt | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 4.04 kt | -18.0% |
| 2024 | 4.29 kt | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.65 kt | 6.12 kt | 11.85 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.93 kt | 4.78 kt | 9.74 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.56 kt | 3.52 kt | 6.05 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.56 kt | 4.04 kt | 4.93 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More climate change data for Nigeria
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 547.2 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — emissions in Nigeria?
- Savanna fires — emissions in Nigeria was 4.29 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.85 kt in 1998.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.52 kt in 2018.
- How does Nigeria rank for savanna fires — emissions?
- Nigeria ranks 20th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — emissions rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.