Change forest area share total in Nigeria
Nigeria: Change forest area share total was -0.7407 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
-0.7407
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
203rd
of 228 countries
All-time high
-0.5917
in 1991
All-time low
-0.7407
in 2025
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Change forest area share total in Nigeria, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change forest area share total in Nigeria is -0.7407, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Nigeria peaked at -0.5917 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.7407, in 2025.
Nigeria ranks 203rd of 228 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest area share total in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.5917 | — |
| 1992 | -0.5952 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | -0.5988 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | -0.6024 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | -0.606 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | -0.6097 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | -0.6135 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | -0.6173 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | -0.6211 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | -0.625 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | -0.6289 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | -0.6329 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | -0.6369 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | -0.641 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | -0.6451 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | -0.6493 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | -0.6536 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | -0.6579 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | -0.6622 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | -0.6666 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | -0.6711 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | -0.6757 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | -0.6803 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | -0.6849 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | -0.6896 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | -0.6944 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | -0.6993 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | -0.7042 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | -0.7092 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | -0.7143 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | -0.7194 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | -0.7246 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | -0.7299 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | -0.7353 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | -0.7407 | +0.7% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's -0.7407 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.0292, 25.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's -0.7407 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3469, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.6062 | -0.6211 | -0.5917 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.6433 | -0.6622 | -0.625 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6875 | -0.7092 | -0.6666 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7273 | -0.7407 | -0.7143 | 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 change forest area share total in Nigeria?
- Change forest area share total in Nigeria was -0.7407 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was -0.5917 in 1991.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7407 in 2025.
- How does Nigeria rank for change forest area share total?
- Nigeria ranks 203rd out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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