Cote d'Ivoire vs Niger: Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis

Cote d'Ivoire
880,508
in 2025
Niger
1.14 million
in 2025
Cote d'Ivoire rank
43rd
Niger rank
42nd

Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis over time

  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Niger
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M200220132025

How they compare

Niger currently reports 1.14 million against 880,508 in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 260,942.

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 248,199 3.11 million Cote d'Ivoire
2010s 2.11 million 257,629 1.85 million Cote d'Ivoire
2020s 1.28 million 677,932 603,021 Cote d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires gwis, Cote d'Ivoire or Niger?
Niger, at 1.14 million against 880,508 in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires gwis between Cote d'Ivoire and Niger?
260,942, 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 gwis?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 43rd and Niger ranks 42nd of 225 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
225 places, 5,400 data points, 2002–2025
Last refreshed