Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Niger
Niger: Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 1,055 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Niger, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Niger is 1,055 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Niger peaked at 1,945 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,055 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Niger 129th out of 239 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,667 1000 ha | 1,390 1000 ha | 1,945 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,272 1000 ha | 1,216 1000 ha | 1,328 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,148 1000 ha | 1,092 1000 ha | 1,204 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,067 1000 ha | 1,055 1000 ha | 1,080 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 126 Azerbaijan 1,214 1000 ha compare
- 127 Afghanistan 1,209 1000 ha compare
- 128 Fiji 1,137 1000 ha compare
- 130 Timor-Leste 1,054 1000 ha compare
- 131 North Macedonia 1,026 1000 ha compare
- 132 Mauritania 1,019 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for Niger
- Share co2 vs population 0.8921 (2100)
- Population growth 3.2% (2025)
- Population, total 27.92 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 5.0% (2025)
- Urban population 5.13 million (2025)
- Urban population 18.4% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 0.1173 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 61.51 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 0.1173 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 0.1173 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Niger?
- Forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Niger was 1,055 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 1,945 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,055 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Niger rank for forestland — area — fao tier 1?
- Niger ranks 129th out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).