Annual change forest area in Nigeria
Nigeria: Annual change forest area was -126,882 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
-126,882
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
219th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-126,882
in 2021
All-time low
-126,884
in 2011
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change forest area in Nigeria, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded -126,882 for annual change 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 forest area in Nigeria peaked at -126,882 in 2021 and was at its lowest, -126,884, in 2011.
That places Nigeria 219th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Annual change forest area in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -126,883 | — |
| 1992 | -126,883 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -126,883 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -126,883 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -126,883 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -126,883 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -126,883 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -126,883 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -126,883 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -126,883 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -126,883 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -126,883 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -126,883 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -126,883 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -126,883 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -126,883 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -126,883 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -126,883 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -126,883 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -126,883 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -126,884 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | -126,884 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -126,884 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -126,884 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -126,884 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -126,882 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -126,882 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -126,882 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -126,882 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -126,882 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -126,882 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -126,882 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -126,882 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -126,882 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -126,882 | -0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's -126,882 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -848, 149.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's -126,882 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -7,546, 16.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -126,883 | -126,883 | -126,883 | 9 |
| 2000s | -126,883 | -126,883 | -126,883 | 10 |
| 2010s | -126,883 | -126,884 | -126,882 | 10 |
| 2020s | -126,882 | -126,882 | -126,882 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More environment data for Nigeria
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1455 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1055 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.07 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 27.55 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change forest area in Nigeria?
- Annual change forest area in Nigeria was -126,882 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change forest area recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was -126,882 in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual change forest area recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -126,884 in 2011.
- How does Nigeria rank for annual change forest area?
- Nigeria ranks 219th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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