Cote d'Ivoire vs Niger: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Cote d'Ivoire
880,508 hectares
in 2025
Niger
1.14 million hectares
in 2025
Cote d'Ivoire rank
43rd
Niger rank
42nd
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 1.14 million hectares against 880,508 hectares in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 260,942 hectares.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Cote d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 43rd and Niger ranks 42nd of 225 countries.
Cote d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.36 million hectares | 248,199 hectares | 3.11 million hectares | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 2.11 million hectares | 257,629 hectares | 1.85 million hectares | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 1.28 million hectares | 677,932 hectares | 603,021 hectares | Cote d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Cote d'Ivoire or Niger?
- Niger, at 1.14 million hectares against 880,508 hectares in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Cote d'Ivoire and Niger?
- 260,942 hectares, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Niger?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Niger rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 43rd and Niger ranks 42nd of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual area burnt by wildfires by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.