Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita in Niger
Niger: Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita was 0 1000 ha per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita in Niger, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0 1000 ha per person for net forest conversion — area, per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — area, per capita in Niger peaked at 0 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per person, in 2020.
That places Niger 57th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita in Niger, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha per person | -77.6% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 ha per person | +29.2% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0 1000 ha per person, 34% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 1000 ha per person, 42% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -77.6% | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person |
| 2021 | +29.2% | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More climate change data for Niger
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 45.94 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 32,615 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,272 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,344 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 38.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 797.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,078 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 89.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.07 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — area, per capita in Niger?
- Net forest conversion — area, per capita in Niger was 0 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net forest conversion — area, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — area, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 2020.
- How does Niger rank for net forest conversion — area, per capita?
- Niger ranks 57th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — area, per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net Forest conversion — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net Forest conversion — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net Forest conversion — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Net Forest conversion — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.