Annual afforestation in Niger
Niger: Annual afforestation was 15,000 hectares per year in 2020. ▲ Rising
Annual afforestation in Niger, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual afforestation in Niger is 15,000 hectares per year, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Niger peaked at 15,000 hectares per year in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,500 hectares per year, in 1990.
Niger ranks 11th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Annual afforestation in Niger, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,500 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 7,500 hectares per year | +200.0% |
| 2010 | 7,500 hectares per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7,500 hectares per year | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15,000 hectares per year | +100.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 15,000 hectares per year is above the median for low income countries, which is 610 hectares per year, 24.6× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Niger's 15,000 hectares per year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 805 hectares per year, 18.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,500 hectares per year | 2,500 hectares per year | 2,500 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 7,500 hectares per year | 7,500 hectares per year | 7,500 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 7,500 hectares per year | 7,500 hectares per year | 7,500 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 15,000 hectares per year | 15,000 hectares per year | 15,000 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More environment data for Niger
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.334 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Niger?
- Annual afforestation in Niger was 15,000 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 15,000 hectares per year in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,500 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Niger rank for annual afforestation?
- Niger ranks 11th out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual afforestation rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.