Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Niger
Niger: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita was 0.0394 hectares per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Niger, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Niger is 0.0394 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.9% on the previous year and up 349.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Niger peaked at 0.0394 hectares per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0088 hectares per person, in 2015.
That places Niger 26th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Niger, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0187 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0206 hectares per person | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0136 hectares per person | -34.0% |
| 2005 | 0.015 hectares per person | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0106 hectares per person | -29.4% |
| 2007 | 0.019 hectares per person | +78.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0146 hectares per person | -23.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0134 hectares per person | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.014 hectares per person | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0107 hectares per person | -23.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0103 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0121 hectares per person | +17.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0142 hectares per person | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0088 hectares per person | -38.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0151 hectares per person | +71.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0118 hectares per person | -21.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0128 hectares per person | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0089 hectares per person | -30.0% |
| 2020 | 0.013 hectares per person | +45.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0285 hectares per person | +119.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0184 hectares per person | -35.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0158 hectares per person | -13.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0286 hectares per person | +80.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0394 hectares per person | +37.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0157 hectares per person | 0.0106 hectares per person | 0.0206 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0119 hectares per person | 0.0088 hectares per person | 0.0151 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.024 hectares per person | 0.013 hectares per person | 0.0394 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More reference data data for Niger
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8132 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3983 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.1 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Niger?
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Niger was 0.0394 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0394 hectares per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0088 hectares per person in 2015.
- How does Niger rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Niger ranks 26th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 349.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.