Forestland — Area in Nigeria
Nigeria: Forestland — Area was 17,130 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area in Nigeria, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area in Nigeria is 17,130 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area in Nigeria peaked at 21,571 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17,130 1000 ha, in 2025.
Nigeria ranks 41st of 239 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,000 1000 ha | 20,429 1000 ha | 21,571 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,731 1000 ha | 19,160 1000 ha | 20,302 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,462 1000 ha | 17,891 1000 ha | 19,033 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,447 1000 ha | 17,130 1000 ha | 17,764 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More climate change data for Nigeria
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 547.2 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area in Nigeria?
- Forestland — area in Nigeria was 17,130 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 21,571 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,130 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Nigeria rank for forestland — area?
- Nigeria ranks 41st out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Area. 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).