Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita was 0.0122 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Nigeria, 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 Nigeria is 0.0122 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.034 hectares per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0122 hectares per person, in 2025.
Nigeria ranks 43rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0266 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.03 hectares per person | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0339 hectares per person | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 0.034 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0314 hectares per person | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0301 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0221 hectares per person | -26.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0196 hectares per person | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0214 hectares per person | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0173 hectares per person | -19.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0169 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0144 hectares per person | -14.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0136 hectares per person | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0132 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0177 hectares per person | +34.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0143 hectares per person | -19.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0122 hectares per person | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0122 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0136 hectares per person | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 0.016 hectares per person | +17.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0146 hectares per person | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0143 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0129 hectares per person | -9.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0122 hectares per person | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0285 hectares per person | 0.0196 hectares per person | 0.034 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0153 hectares per person | 0.0122 hectares per person | 0.0214 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0139 hectares per person | 0.0122 hectares per person | 0.016 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More reference data data for Nigeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 19.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 81.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Nigeria?
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0122 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.034 hectares per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0122 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Nigeria rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 43rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.