Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Niger
Niger: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was -0.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Niger, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded -0.5% for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Niger peaked at -0.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -4.6%, in 2000.
Niger ranks 196th of 227 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 | -3.8% | -4.4% | -3.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | -1.3% | -4.6% | -0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.1% | -1.1% | -1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6% | -1.2% | -0.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
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 vs. gdp per capita in Niger?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Niger was -0.5% 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was -0.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.6% in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Niger ranks 196th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.