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Nigeria vs Sweden: Tree cover loss from wildfires

Nigeria
166.01 hectares
in 2024
Sweden
152.76 hectares
in 2024
Nigeria rank
80th
Sweden rank
83rd

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 166.01 hectares against 152.76 hectares in Sweden, a difference of 13.25 hectares.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Sweden ahead.

Nigeria ranks 80th and Sweden ranks 83rd 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).