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Wildfires in Nigeria today

There are 61 probable fires in Nigeria right now: 2,834 heat detections by satellite in the last 24 hours, grouped by proximity. The most intense one is near Kala Balge (4,111 MW).

Latest satellite detection: 30 Oct 2026, 14:35 UTC (4 h ago).

A heat detection is not a confirmed fire: farm burning and industry also produce them, and clouds or smoke can hide a fire.

Daily briefing for the press ›

probable fires: 61
heat detections: 2,834
fire pages with detections in 48 h: 33

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Detection clusters in the last 24 hours · 61

4,111 MW Kala Balge 131 hotspots · last one 5 h ago · about 1,800 ha with fire
3,873 MW Bukkuyum 147 hotspots · last one 5 h ago · about 2,100 ha with fire
2,796 MW Kukawa 175 hotspots · last one 5 h ago · about 2,500 ha with fire · page with a 35,129 ha perimeter
1,989 MW Tureta 151 hotspots · last one 5 h ago · about 2,100 ha with fire · page with a 2,032 ha perimeter
1,765 MW Konduga 130 hotspots · last one 5 h ago · about 1,800 ha with fire · page with a 2,028 ha perimeter
1,356 MW Kala Balge 112 hotspots · last one 5 h ago · about 1,600 ha with fire
1,286 MW Monguno 164 hotspots · last one 5 h ago · about 2,300 ha with fire · page with a 7,602 ha perimeter
1,176 MW Jibia 41 hotspots · last one 5 h ago · about 600 ha with fire
1,111 MW Magumeri 93 hotspots · last one 5 h ago · about 1,300 ha with fire · page with a 5,901 ha perimeter
1,066 MW Gummi 87 hotspots · last one 5 h ago · about 1,200 ha with fire
1,062 MW Tureta 76 hotspots · last one 5 h ago · about 1,100 ha with fire · page with a 2,596 ha perimeter
1,032 MW Maru 104 hotspots · last one 5 h ago · about 1,500 ha with fire
956 MW Wasagu-Danko 109 hotspots · last one 5 h ago · about 1,500 ha with fire · page with a 2,465 ha perimeter
815 MW Bama 66 hotspots · last one 5 h ago · about 900 ha with fire · page with a 5,248 ha perimeter
766 MW Marte 150 hotspots · last one 5 h ago · about 2,100 ha with fire · page with a 5,224 ha perimeter
709 MW Ngala 97 hotspots · last one 5 h ago · about 1,400 ha with fire · page with a 2,455 ha perimeter
691 MW Goronyo 28 hotspots · last one 5 h ago · about 400 ha with fire
690 MW Gwoza 57 hotspots · last one 5 h ago · about 800 ha with fire
626 MW Nganzai 71 hotspots · last one 5 h ago · about 1,000 ha with fire
514 MW Isa 39 hotspots · last one 5 h ago · about 500 ha with fire
472 MW Bama 43 hotspots · last one 5 h ago · about 600 ha with fire · page with a 5,355 ha perimeter
448 MW Talata Mafara 45 hotspots · last one 5 h ago · about 600 ha with fire
418 MW Maru 29 hotspots · last one 5 h ago · about 400 ha with fire
371 MW Bukkuyum 31 hotspots · last one 5 h ago · about 400 ha with fire
359 MW Mafa 20 hotspots · last one 5 h ago · about 300 ha with fire
341 MW Karim Lamido 37 hotspots · last one 5 h ago · about 500 ha with fire
312 MW Gummi 8 hotspots · last one 5 h ago · about 100 ha with fire
290 MW Zurmi 24 hotspots · last one 5 h ago · about 300 ha with fire
277 MW Damboa 35 hotspots · last one 5 h ago · about 500 ha with fire · page with about 2,856 ha on fire
276 MW Bukkuyum 24 hotspots · last one 5 h ago · about 300 ha with fire

and 31 smaller groups shown on the map

Fire pages with detections in the last 48 hours · 33

and 3 more ›

Wildfires in Nigeria › World map of what is burning now › Methodology ›

Where this data comes from

Hotspots from the VIIRS sensors on Suomi-NPP, NOAA-20 and NOAA-21 (NASA FIRMS), 375 m pixels and about six passes a day between the three. They are grouped into probable fires when neighbouring hotspots exist; agricultural burning or an industrial chimney also show on the map, which is why small groups are left out of the list. A hotspot is a thermal detection, not a confirmed fire: in an emergency call your local emergency number.