Borno State
Wildfires in Borno State
Active wildfires in Borno State (Nigeria), the largest fires on record and nearby places.
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Latest event1,325 km²6 h ago32 km NNE of Kukawa, Nigeria
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Forecast: ECMWF via Copernicus EMS – GWIS
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Forecast: ECMWF via Copernicus EMS – GWIS
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Forecast: ECMWF via Copernicus EMS – GWIS
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Key statistics (30 days)
Earthquakes M2.5+ and the wildfire fronts shown on the map.
Recent events in Borno State
- 6 h agoWildfire near Kukawa, Nigeria – active1,325 km² · 32 km NNE of Kukawa, Nigeria
- 6 h agoWildfire near Bama, Nigeria – active3.1 km² · 63 km SW of Bama, Nigeria
- 6 h agoWildfire near Bama, Nigeria – active3.5 km² · 57 km ENE of Bama, Nigeria
- 6 h agoWildfire near Maiduguri, Nigeria – active112 km² · 60 km S of Maiduguri, Nigeria
- 6 h agoWildfire near Maiduguri, Nigeria – active53 km² · 43 km SE of Maiduguri, Nigeria
- 6 h agoWildfire near Ngala, Nigeria – active3.3 km² · 18 km WNW of Ngala, Nigeria
Historical overview
Earthquakes M3.0+ and significant events of other hazards.
About Borno State
Satellites have detected 83 significant wildfires here; the largest burned about 1,325 km².
Know the official emergency number, prepare an emergency kit and follow the instructions of your civil protection authority.
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83 major fires since 2025. The largest covered about 1,325 km².
Recent fires
| Area | Location | Since | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,325 km² | 32 km NNE of Kukawa, Nigeria | Active | |
| 3.1 km² | 63 km SW of Bama, Nigeria | Active | |
| 3.5 km² | 57 km ENE of Bama, Nigeria | Active | |
| 112 km² | 60 km S of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Active | |
| 53 km² | 43 km SE of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Active | |
| 3.3 km² | 18 km WNW of Ngala, Nigeria | Active | |
| 12 km² | 25 km ESE of Damboa, Nigeria | Active | |
| 14 km² | 74 km SW of Bama, Nigeria | Active | |
| 7.8 km² | 75 km SW of Bama, Nigeria | Active | |
| 137 km² | 36 km ESE of Ngala, Nigeria | Active |
Show all (133)
| Area | Location | Since | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 km² | 22 km WSW of Damboa, Nigeria | Active | |
| 30 km² | 57 km SW of Bama, Nigeria | Active | |
| 6.0 km² | 47 km SSW of Bama, Nigeria | Active | |
| 16 km² | 61 km S of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Active | |
| 5.2 km² | 29 km SSW of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Active | |
| 22 km² | 7 km NNE of Dikwa, Nigeria | Active | |
| 393 km² | 37 km NNE of Marte, Nigeria | Active | |
| 6.2 km² | 67 km SSW of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Active | |
| 6.2 km² | 21 km ENE of Damboa, Nigeria | Active | |
| 10 km² | 9 km E of Bama, Nigeria | Active | |
| 4.6 km² | 81 km N of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Active | |
| 4.8 km² | 30 km NNW of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Active | |
| 13 km² | 41 km N of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Active | |
| 7.5 km² | 24 km SW of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Active | |
| 6.0 km² | 13 km NW of Dikwa, Nigeria | Active | |
| 3.5 km² | 25 km E of Damboa, Nigeria | Active | |
| 76 km² | 58 km SSW of Bama, Nigeria | Active | |
| 8.7 km² | 32 km NE of Kukawa, Nigeria | Active | |
| 21 km² | 59 km NE of Kukawa, Nigeria | Active | |
| 25 km² | 26 km SSW of Bama, Nigeria | Active | |
| 3.1 km² | 30 km E of Gamboru, Nigeria | Active | |
| 6.0 km² | 75 km SSW of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Active | |
| 6.6 km² | 80 km SW of Bama, Nigeria | Active | |
| 17 km² | 33 km ESE of Damboa, Nigeria | Active | |
| 4.4 km² | 38 km N of Gamboru, Nigeria | Active | |
| 16 km² | 13 km ESE of Damboa, Nigeria | Active | |
| 4.1 km² | 28 km ESE of Bama, Nigeria | Active | |
| 15 km² | 23 km NE of Bama, Nigeria | Active | |
| 15 km² | 32 km NNW of Gamboru, Nigeria | Active | |
| 11 km² | 23 km WSW of Kukawa, Nigeria | Active | |
| 6.2 km² | 40 km ESE of Bama, Nigeria | Active | |
| 34 km² | 17 km SSW of Dikwa, Nigeria | Active | |
| 14 km² | 37 km ENE of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Active | |
| 4.5 km² | 8 km ENE of Dikwa, Nigeria | Active | |
| 13 km² | 26 km N of Bama, Nigeria | Active | |
| 11 km² | 25 km E of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Active | |
| 17 km² | 78 km S of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Active | |
| 31 km² | 19 km W of Dikwa, Nigeria | Active | |
| 7.2 km² | 48 km NW of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Active | |
| 6.8 km² | 9 km W of Marte, Nigeria | Active | |
| 13 km² | 44 km NNW of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 18 km² | 11 km ESE of Yajiwa, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 4.8 km² | 9 km NW of Ngala, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 9.3 km² | 45 km NNW of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 23 km² | 26 km E of Monguno, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 3.1 km² | 43 km S of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 6.4 km² | 31 km ENE of Kukawa, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 13 km² | 60 km NNE of Kukawa, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 27 km² | 50 km NE of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 21 km² | 48 km S of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 27 km² | 9 km N of Damboa, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 13 km² | 54 km NNE of Kukawa, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 25 km² | 39 km SSE of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 29 km² | 17 km W of Gwoza, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 16 km² | 17 km SW of Kukawa, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 4.3 km² | 35 km S of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 8.5 km² | 50 km ENE of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 10 km² | 51 km NE of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 49 km² | 18 km NNW of Bama, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 11 km² | 33 km ENE of Bama, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 6.2 km² | 75 km N of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 24 km² | 14 km SW of Kukawa, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 40 km² | 47 km NNE of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 11 km² | 6 km SSE of Bama, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 35 km² | 50 km WSW of Bama, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 12 km² | 31 km ESE of Bama, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 16 km² | 18 km W of Bama, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 6.0 km² | near Damasak, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 7.6 km² | 58 km ENE of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 11 km² | 31 km NNE of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 5.0 km² | 19 km E of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 9.1 km² | 13 km NW of Gwoza, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 5.2 km² | 10 km WSW of Yajiwa, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 8.0 km² | 40 km SSW of Bama, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 6.6 km² | 51 km SSE of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 9.9 km² | 48 km SSE of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 24 km² | 37 km NNE of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 3.9 km² | 9 km NNW of Gamboru, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 8.5 km² | 56 km E of Bama, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 3.3 km² | 35 km E of Bama, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 16 km² | 35 km SSW of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 10 km² | 16 km N of Bama, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 3.1 km² | 28 km WSW of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 35 km² | 9 km E of Dikwa, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 8.4 km² | 38 km S of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 4.1 km² | 7 km WSW of Bama, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 27 km² | 71 km SW of Bama, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 4.9 km² | 71 km SW of Bama, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 16 km² | 14 km ENE of Damboa, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 13 km² | 61 km SW of Bama, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 6.0 km² | near Yajiwa, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 5.6 km² | 62 km SSW of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 3.9 km² | 78 km NNE of Biu, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 7.4 km² | 65 km S of Gamboru, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 17 km² | 18 km SSE of Ngala, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 52 km² | 16 km N of Marte, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 24 km² | 17 km NNE of Kukawa, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 11 km² | 25 km S of Ngala, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 16 km² | 30 km E of Bama, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 11 km² | 21 km SSW of Ngala, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 14 km² | 33 km NE of Bama, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 11 km² | 53 km N of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 23 km² | 31 km NNE of Bama, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 13 km² | 32 km N of Bama, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 25 km² | 23 km NE of Kukawa, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 26 km² | 66 km ENE of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 42 km² | 8 km NW of Kukawa, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 24 km² | 32 km S of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 13 km² | 14 km WSW of Kukawa, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 51 km² | 53 km NE of Bama, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 31 km² | 36 km NNE of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 11 km² | 53 km NE of Bama, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 15 km² | 16 km ESE of Marte, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 14 km² | 66 km NE of Kukawa, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 12 km² | 12 km NE of Marte, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 13 km² | 37 km NE of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 11 km² | 31 km NE of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 18 km² | 30 km NE of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 14 km² | 45 km NE of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 12 km² | 30 km E of Dikwa, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 11 km² | 16 km N of Dikwa, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 12 km² | 25 km E of Damboa, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 29 km² | 47 km NE of Bama, Nigeria | Inactive |
Largest fires on record
| Area | Location | Since | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,325 km² | 32 km NNE of Kukawa, Nigeria | Active | |
| 393 km² | 37 km NNE of Marte, Nigeria | Active | |
| 137 km² | 36 km ESE of Ngala, Nigeria | Active | |
| 112 km² | 60 km S of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Active | |
| 76 km² | 58 km SSW of Bama, Nigeria | Active | |
| 53 km² | 43 km SE of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Active | |
| 52 km² | 16 km N of Marte, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 51 km² | 53 km NE of Bama, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 49 km² | 18 km NNW of Bama, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 42 km² | 8 km NW of Kukawa, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 40 km² | 47 km NNE of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 35 km² | 9 km E of Dikwa, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 35 km² | 50 km WSW of Bama, Nigeria | Inactive | |
| 34 km² | 17 km SSW of Dikwa, Nigeria | Active | |
| 31 km² | 19 km W of Dikwa, Nigeria | Active |
Major fires per year
Year
| 2026 | 71 | 1,325 km² |
| 2025 | 12 | 29 km² |