Mali vs Nigeria: Average area burnt per wildfire

Mali

330.87 hectares

in 2026

Nigeria

340.23 hectares

in 2026

Mali rank

45th

Nigeria rank

43rd

Average area burnt per wildfire over time

Nigeria currently reports 340.23 hectares against 330.87 hectares in Mali, a difference of 9.36 hectares.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 45th and Nigeria ranks 43rd of 181 countries.

Indicator: Average area burnt per wildfire
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 181 places, 2,589 data points, 2012–2026
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The average area burnt per wildfire, in hectares. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 07 August 2026.