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Nigeria vs Thailand: Tree cover loss from wildfires

Nigeria
166.01 hectares
in 2024
Thailand
213.88 hectares
in 2024
Nigeria rank
80th
Thailand rank
77th

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

  • Nigeria
  • Thailand
0200400600200120122024

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 213.88 hectares against 166.01 hectares in Nigeria, a difference of 47.87 hectares.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Thailand ahead.

Nigeria ranks 80th and Thailand ranks 77th 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).