Annual change in forest area in Niger
Niger: Annual change in forest area was -4,920 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area in Niger, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Niger recorded -4,920 hectares for annual change in forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Niger peaked at -4,920 hectares in 2021 and was at its lowest, -61,690 hectares, in 1991.
Niger ranks 182nd of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -61,690 hectares | -61,690 hectares | -61,690 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -17,347 hectares | -61,690 hectares | -12,420 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -12,420 hectares | -12,420 hectares | -12,420 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -6,170 hectares | -12,420 hectares | -4,920 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 179 French Guiana -4,180 hectares compare
- 180 Guinea-Bissau -4,238 hectares compare
- 181 Chile -4,884 hectares compare
- 183 Sri Lanka -4,944 hectares compare
- 184 Puerto Rico -5,210 hectares compare
- 185 Eritrea -5,980 hectares compare
More environment data for Niger
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 41.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.52 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 24.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.4738 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 27.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Niger?
- Annual change in forest area in Niger was -4,920 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was -4,920 hectares in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was -61,690 hectares in 1991.
- How does Niger rank for annual change in forest area?
- Niger ranks 182nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.