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Wildfires in Mariga

Mariga, Nigeria, has had 103 large fires recorded by GWIS since 2016: 489,056 hectares burned inside its boundaries, 77% of its area. Fire danger today: moderate (FWI 14).

Only fires of 2,000 ha or more get an entry: smaller ones are not in the lists or the totals on this page.

Fire danger, today and the coming days

FWI computed from the Open-Meteo forecast
  1. Fri 23 Moderate 34° · 34 % · 23 km/h
  2. Sat 24 Moderate 33° · 33 % · 27 km/h
  3. Sun 25 Moderate 33° · 24 % · 21 km/h
  4. Mon 26 Moderate 32° · 44 % · 24 km/h
  5. Tue 27 Moderate 33° · 44 % · 25 km/h
  6. Wed 28 Moderate 33° · 42 % · 27 km/h
  7. Thu 29 Moderate 34° · 29 % · 34 km/h
  8. Fri 30 Moderate 34° · 35 % · 25 km/h

Canadian Fire Weather Index, the same system Copernicus uses, computed by WorldFires from the weather forecast and two months of past weather for fuel state. It is an estimate per municipality, not an official warning: warnings are issued by each country’s emergency service.

The municipality and its fires

Since 2016

489,056
hectares burned
77 %
of its area
103
fires
6,320
km²

Hectares per year

1617181920212223242526

Fires that entered Mariga

  1. 3 ha Birnin Gwari fire, 21 January 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 2,416 ha in total · 10 days
  2. 10,415 ha Mariga fire, 14 January 2026 where it started 1.6% of the municipality · 10,375 ha in total · 13 days
  3. 15,294 ha Mariga fire, 14 January 2026 where it started 2.4% of the municipality · 16,715 ha in total · 14 days
  4. 10,586 ha Mariga fire, 14 January 2026 where it started 1.7% of the municipality · 10,748 ha in total · 17 days
  5. 3,889 ha Mariga fire, 6 January 2026 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,863 ha in total · 17 days
  6. 6 ha Wasagu-Danko fire, 3 January 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 2,050 ha in total · 9 days
  7. 14,794 ha Mariga fire, 1 January 2026 where it started 2.3% of the municipality · 14,687 ha in total · 29 days
  8. 3,660 ha Mariga fire, 31 December 2025 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 6,763 ha in total · 13 days
  9. 8,462 ha Mariga fire, 31 December 2025 where it started 1.3% of the municipality · 10,744 ha in total · 15 days
  10. 104 ha Birnin Gwari fire, 31 December 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 4,342 ha in total · 12 days
  11. 2,582 ha Mariga fire, 27 December 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,127 ha in total · 10 days
  12. 63,776 ha Kontagora fire, 25 December 2025 10% of the municipality · 94,992 ha in total · 32 days
  13. 2,755 ha Mariga fire, 4 December 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,736 ha in total · 8 days
  14. 2,018 ha Mariga fire, 1 December 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,004 ha in total · 9 days
  15. 8,714 ha Mariga fire, 13 November 2025 where it started 1.4% of the municipality · 8,653 ha in total · 11 days
  16. 5,848 ha Mariga fire, 11 November 2025 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 5,833 ha in total · 11 days
  17. 7,939 ha Mariga fire, 2 November 2025 where it started 1.3% of the municipality · 10,219 ha in total · 17 days
  18. 1,786 ha Sakaba fire, January 2025 0.3% of the municipality · 8,623 ha in total · 7 days
  19. 4,187 ha Mariga fire, 12 January 2025 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 6,434 ha in total · 7 days
  20. 14 ha Birnin Gwari fire, 10 January 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 2,161 ha in total · 7 days
  21. 315 ha Kontagora fire, January 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 2,470 ha in total · 6 days
  22. 3,028 ha Mariga fire, 6 January 2025 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,006 ha in total · 5 days
  23. 3,039 ha Mariga fire, 6 January 2025 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,004 ha in total · 10 days
  24. 2,230 ha Mariga fire, 4 January 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,349 ha in total · 6 days
  25. 4,790 ha Mariga fire, 4 January 2025 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 4,760 ha in total · 10 days
  26. 3,181 ha Mariga fire, 3 January 2025 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,163 ha in total · 7 days
  27. 18,416 ha Mariga fire, 2 January 2025 where it started 2.9% of the municipality · 18,293 ha in total · 17 days
  28. 5,519 ha Mariga fire, 30 December 2024 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 5,487 ha in total · 9 days
  29. 2,378 ha Mariga fire, 29 December 2024 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,361 ha in total · 11 days
  30. 2,731 ha Mariga fire, 26 December 2024 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,713 ha in total · 12 days
  31. 1,895 ha Mariga fire, 23 December 2024 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,205 ha in total · 10 days
  32. 6,697 ha Mariga fire, 23 December 2024 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 7,651 ha in total · 20 days
  33. 9 ha Kontagora fire, 20 December 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 3,364 ha in total · 11 days
  34. 3,025 ha Mariga fire, 12 December 2024 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,757 ha in total · 5 days
  35. 2,348 ha Mariga fire, 29 November 2024 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,332 ha in total · 7 days
  36. 3,647 ha Mariga fire, 16 November 2024 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,620 ha in total · 7 days
  37. 6,172 ha Mariga fire, 13 November 2024 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 6,151 ha in total · 10 days
  38. 2,565 ha Mariga fire, 13 November 2024 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,548 ha in total · 8 days
  39. 3,597 ha Mariga fire, 10 November 2024 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,571 ha in total · 8 days
  40. 2,386 ha Mariga fire, 8 January 2024 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,374 ha in total · 5 days
  41. 341 ha Kontagora fire, January 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 4,492 ha in total · 5 days
  42. 60 ha Mariga fire, 2 January 2024 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 21,648 ha in total · 19 days
  43. 19,999 ha Mariga fire, 30 December 2023 where it started 3.2% of the municipality · 19,897 ha in total · 18 days
  44. 3,247 ha Mariga fire, 28 December 2023 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,228 ha in total · 5 days
  45. 8,262 ha Mariga fire, 28 December 2023 where it started 1.3% of the municipality · 8,225 ha in total · 11 days
  46. 18,953 ha Mariga fire, 27 December 2023 where it started 3.0% of the municipality · 19,439 ha in total · 17 days
  47. 5,441 ha Mariga fire, 27 December 2023 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 5,406 ha in total · 13 days
  48. 1,594 ha Mariga fire, 26 December 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,324 ha in total · 10 days
  49. 12,510 ha Mariga fire, 25 December 2023 where it started 2.0% of the municipality · 12,418 ha in total · 11 days
  50. 1,659 ha Kontagora fire, 24 December 2023 0.3% of the municipality · 4,218 ha in total · 8 days
  51. 123 ha Sakaba fire, 23 December 2023 0.0% of the municipality · 2,492 ha in total · 5 days
  52. 3,815 ha Mariga fire, 23 December 2023 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,788 ha in total · 9 days
  53. 2,507 ha Mariga fire, 23 December 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,490 ha in total · 8 days
  54. 2,890 ha Mariga fire, 22 December 2023 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,902 ha in total · 10 days
  55. 4,130 ha Mariga fire, 20 December 2023 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 4,103 ha in total · 14 days
  56. 2,263 ha Mariga fire, 20 December 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,249 ha in total · 11 days
  57. 4,025 ha Mariga fire, 18 December 2023 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 13,270 ha in total · 23 days
  58. 9,885 ha Mariga fire, 17 December 2023 where it started 1.6% of the municipality · 15,898 ha in total · 13 days
  59. 2,669 ha Mariga fire, 9 November 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,650 ha in total · 5 days
  60. 2,177 ha Mariga fire, 7 November 2023 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,161 ha in total · 5 days
  61. 40 ha Sakaba fire, January 2023 0.0% of the municipality · 3,550 ha in total · 4 days
  62. 41 ha Mashegu fire, January 2023 0.0% of the municipality · 2,592 ha in total · 7 days
  63. 4,381 ha Mariga fire, 30 December 2022 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 4,350 ha in total · 10 days
  64. 3,047 ha Mariga fire, 29 December 2022 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,027 ha in total · 7 days
  65. 2,034 ha Kontagora fire, December 2022 0.3% of the municipality · 5,684 ha in total · 13 days
  66. 2,271 ha Mariga fire, 29 December 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,255 ha in total · 6 days
  67. 2,396 ha Mariga fire, 27 December 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,624 ha in total · 7 days
  68. 3,067 ha Mariga fire, 18 December 2022 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,043 ha in total · 5 days
  69. 2,790 ha Mariga fire, 10 December 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,770 ha in total · 6 days
  70. 3,998 ha Mariga fire, November 2022 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 4,906 ha in total · 15 days
  71. 2,567 ha Mariga fire, 21 January 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,554 ha in total · 6 days
  72. 2,174 ha Mariga fire, 18 January 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 4,583 ha in total · 5 days
  73. 11,492 ha Mariga fire, 13 January 2022 where it started 1.8% of the municipality · 11,423 ha in total · 14 days
  74. 88 ha Birnin Gwari fire, 9 January 2022 0.0% of the municipality · 38,283 ha in total · 32 days
  75. 2,563 ha Mariga fire, 8 January 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,546 ha in total · 8 days
  76. 6,677 ha Mariga fire, 6 January 2022 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 6,632 ha in total · 6 days
  77. 3,241 ha Mariga fire, 6 January 2022 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,219 ha in total · 9 days
  78. 4,081 ha Mariga fire, 5 January 2022 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 4,052 ha in total · 7 days
  79. 1,986 ha Sakaba fire, January 2022 0.3% of the municipality · 5,306 ha in total · 8 days
  80. 3,676 ha Mariga fire, 5 January 2022 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,656 ha in total · 10 days
  81. 3,678 ha Mariga fire, 5 January 2022 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,654 ha in total · 7 days
  82. 2,758 ha Mariga fire, 1 January 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,744 ha in total · 8 days
  83. 3,025 ha Mariga fire, 31 December 2021 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,010 ha in total · 2 days
  84. 2,900 ha Kontagora fire, 28 December 2021 0.5% of the municipality · 3,427 ha in total · 7 days
  85. 3,222 ha Mariga fire, 27 December 2021 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,197 ha in total · 7 days
  86. 184 ha Kontagora fire, 16 December 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 2,370 ha in total · 5 days
  87. 1,622 ha Kontagora fire, 5 December 2021 0.3% of the municipality · 3,722 ha in total · 7 days
  88. 4,140 ha Mariga fire, 29 November 2021 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 4,111 ha in total · 5 days
  89. 2,011 ha Mariga fire, 24 November 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,054 ha in total · 5 days
  90. 3,614 ha Birnin Gwari fire, 16 January 2021 0.6% of the municipality · 15,170 ha in total · 13 days
  91. 3,714 ha Mariga fire, 7 January 2021 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,693 ha in total · 12 days
  92. 29 ha Birnin Gwari fire, 6 January 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 3,576 ha in total · 7 days
  93. 3,811 ha Mariga fire, 5 January 2021 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,788 ha in total · 9 days
  94. 4,553 ha Mariga fire, 4 January 2021 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 4,525 ha in total · 10 days
  95. 2,844 ha Mariga fire, 4 January 2021 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,830 ha in total · 6 days
  96. 2,277 ha Mariga fire, 2 January 2021 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,262 ha in total · 10 days
  97. 15,375 ha Mariga fire, December 2020 where it started 2.4% of the municipality · 26,828 ha in total · 24 days
  98. 1,823 ha Maru fire, 23 January 2020 0.3% of the municipality · 16,590 ha in total · 18 days
  99. 6 ha Birnin Gwari fire, 12 January 2018 0.0% of the municipality · 3,796 ha in total · 9 days
  100. 4,876 ha Mariga fire, 19 January 2016 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 5,320 ha in total · 7 days
  101. 2,733 ha Mariga fire, 11 January 2016 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,850 ha in total · 7 days
  102. 3,723 ha Mariga fire, 10 January 2016 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,697 ha in total · 8 days
  103. 2,181 ha Mariga fire, 7 January 2016 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,168 ha in total · 8 days

Where this data comes from

Perimeters come from GWIS (Copernicus, CC BY 4.0), rebuilt from heat detections, and municipal boundaries from geoBoundaries/GRID3 (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)). The area per municipality is computed by WorldFires by crossing both. The forecast is from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).