Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis was 880,508 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
880,508
Change on year
down 38.2%
World rank
43rd
of 225 countries
All-time high
4.38 million
in 2005
All-time low
880,508
in 2025
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Cote d'Ivoire, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 880,508 for annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.2% on the previous year and down 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 4.38 million in 2005 and was at its lowest, 880,508, in 2025.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 43rd out of 225 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 4.21 million | — |
| 2003 | 3.80 million | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 2.03 million | -46.6% |
| 2005 | 4.38 million | +116.1% |
| 2006 | 3.57 million | -18.6% |
| 2007 | 3.52 million | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 2.89 million | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 2.48 million | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 2.30 million | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 2.71 million | +17.8% |
| 2012 | 2.35 million | -13.1% |
| 2013 | 3.01 million | +27.7% |
| 2014 | 1.50 million | -50.2% |
| 2015 | 1.82 million | +21.3% |
| 2016 | 3.03 million | +66.9% |
| 2017 | 1.71 million | -43.7% |
| 2018 | 1.52 million | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 1.12 million | -26.0% |
| 2020 | 1.59 million | +41.7% |
| 2021 | 1.22 million | -23.0% |
| 2022 | 1.35 million | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 1.21 million | -10.7% |
| 2024 | 1.42 million | +17.8% |
| 2025 | 880,508 | -38.2% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 880,508 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 283,554, 3.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 880,508 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.23 million, 72% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.36 million | 2.03 million | 4.38 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.11 million | 1.12 million | 3.03 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 million | 880,508 | 1.59 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More reference data data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2383 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1744 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8419 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9495 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Cote d'Ivoire was 880,508 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual area burnt by wildfires gwis recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 4.38 million in 2005.
- What is the lowest annual area burnt by wildfires gwis recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 880,508 in 2025.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for annual area burnt by wildfires gwis?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 43rd out of 225 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual area burnt by wildfires gwis rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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