Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Nigeria
Nigeria: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate was -0.7287 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Nigeria, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded -0.7287 % change on previous year for carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Nigeria peaked at -0.584 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.7287 % change on previous year, in 2025.
That places Nigeria 211th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.584 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -0.587 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1993 | -0.5909 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1994 | -0.5945 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1995 | -0.598 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1996 | -0.6016 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1997 | -0.6053 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1998 | -0.6085 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1999 | -0.6127 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2000 | -0.6164 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2001 | -0.6203 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2002 | -0.6241 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2003 | -0.6281 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2004 | -0.6315 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2005 | -0.636 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2006 | -0.6401 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2007 | -0.6442 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2008 | -0.6484 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2009 | -0.6527 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2010 | -0.6564 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2011 | -0.6613 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2012 | -0.6657 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2013 | -0.6701 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2014 | -0.6747 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2015 | -0.6792 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2016 | -0.6834 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2017 | -0.6886 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2018 | -0.6934 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2019 | -0.6982 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2020 | -0.7031 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2021 | -0.7075 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2022 | -0.7131 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2023 | -0.7183 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2024 | -0.7235 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2025 | -0.7287 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.5981 % change on previous year | -0.6127 % change on previous year | -0.584 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.6342 % change on previous year | -0.6527 % change on previous year | -0.6164 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6771 % change on previous year | -0.6982 % change on previous year | -0.6564 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7157 % change on previous year | -0.7287 % change on previous year | -0.7031 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 208 Liberia -0.6333 % change on previous year compare
- 209 Brazil -0.661 % change on previous year compare
- 210 Thailand -0.6926 % change on previous year compare
- 212 Sudan -0.7802 % change on previous year compare
- 213 Angola -0.7934 % change on previous year compare
- 214 Sierra Leone -0.7967 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Nigeria
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 608.40 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 66,810 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 24,814 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 41,996 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 93.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,500 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 22,614 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,322 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 27.52 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Nigeria?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Nigeria was -0.7287 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was -0.584 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7287 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Nigeria rank for carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate?
- Nigeria ranks 211th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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 Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.