Annual change in forest area in Nigeria
Nigeria: Annual change in forest area was -126,882 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Annual change in forest area in Nigeria, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded -126,882 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 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Nigeria peaked at -126,882 hectares in 2021 and was at its lowest, -126,884 hectares, in 2011.
That places Nigeria 219th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -126,883 hectares | -126,883 hectares | -126,883 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -126,883 hectares | -126,883 hectares | -126,883 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -126,883 hectares | -126,884 hectares | -126,882 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -126,882 hectares | -126,882 hectares | -126,882 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More environment data for Nigeria
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 350.56 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.51 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 56.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 8.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 75.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1661 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 175.13 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0267 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.5526 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 33.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Nigeria?
- Annual change in forest area in Nigeria was -126,882 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was -126,882 hectares in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -126,884 hectares in 2011.
- How does Nigeria rank for annual change in forest area?
- Nigeria ranks 219th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.