Statizoid

Bhutan vs Nigeria: Tree cover loss from wildfires

Bhutan
154.43 hectares
in 2024
Nigeria
166.01 hectares
in 2024
Bhutan rank
81st
Nigeria rank
80th

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

  • Bhutan
  • Nigeria
0200400600200120122024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 166.01 hectares against 154.43 hectares in Bhutan, a difference of 11.58 hectares.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 81st and Nigeria ranks 80th of 152 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Tree cover loss from wildfires
Unit
hectares
Source
Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
152 places, 3,353 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

Tree cover loss due to fire with no visible human conversion or agricultural activity afterward. Fires may be started by natural causes (e.g. lightning) or may be related to human activities (accidental or deliberate).