Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Nigeria
Nigeria: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate was -0.7356 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Nigeria, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Nigeria stood at -0.7356 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Nigeria peaked at -0.5885 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.7356 % change on previous year, in 2025.
That places Nigeria 216th out of 249 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.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.5885 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -0.5913 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1993 | -0.5955 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1994 | -0.5984 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1995 | -0.6026 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1996 | -0.6063 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1997 | -0.6094 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1998 | -0.6137 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1999 | -0.6169 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2000 | -0.6214 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2001 | -0.6252 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2002 | -0.6285 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2003 | -0.6332 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2004 | -0.6365 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2005 | -0.6413 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2006 | -0.6454 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2007 | -0.6489 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2008 | -0.6538 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2009 | -0.6575 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2010 | -0.6625 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2011 | -0.6669 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2012 | -0.6707 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2013 | -0.6759 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2014 | -0.6798 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2015 | -0.6852 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2016 | -0.6892 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2017 | -0.6947 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2018 | -0.6988 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2019 | -0.7045 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2020 | -0.7088 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2021 | -0.7146 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2022 | -0.7197 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2023 | -0.7242 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2024 | -0.7302 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2025 | -0.7356 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.6025 % change on previous year | -0.6169 % change on previous year | -0.5885 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.6392 % change on previous year | -0.6575 % change on previous year | -0.6214 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6828 % change on previous year | -0.7045 % change on previous year | -0.6625 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7222 % change on previous year | -0.7356 % change on previous year | -0.7088 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 213 Liberia -0.6376 % change on previous year compare
- 214 Cayman Islands -0.6471 % change on previous year compare
- 215 Estonia -0.6895 % change on previous year compare
- 217 Tuvalu -0.75 % change on previous year compare
- 218 Isle of Man -0.7619 % change on previous year compare
- 219 Mayotte -0.7634 % 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 forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Nigeria?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Nigeria was -0.7356 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was -0.5885 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7356 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Nigeria rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate?
- Nigeria ranks 216th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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 Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, 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 Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.