Change forest vs gdp in Niger
Niger: Change forest vs gdp was -0.4663 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change forest vs gdp in Niger, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Niger recorded -0.4663 for change forest vs gdp 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, change forest vs gdp in Niger peaked at -0.4578 in 2021 and was at its lowest, -4.64, 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.
Change forest vs gdp in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -3.28 | — |
| 1992 | -3.39 | +3.4% |
| 1993 | -3.51 | +3.5% |
| 1994 | -3.63 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | -3.77 | +3.8% |
| 1996 | -3.92 | +3.9% |
| 1997 | -4.08 | +4.1% |
| 1998 | -4.25 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | -4.44 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | -4.64 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | -0.944 | -79.7% |
| 2002 | -0.953 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | -0.9622 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | -0.9715 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | -0.981 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | -0.9908 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | -1 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | -1.01 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | -1.02 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | -1.03 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | -1.04 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | -1.05 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | -1.06 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | -1.08 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | -1.09 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | -1.1 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | -1.11 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | -1.12 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | -1.14 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | -1.15 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | -0.4578 | -60.2% |
| 2022 | -0.4599 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | -0.462 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | -0.4641 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | -0.4663 | +0.5% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's -0.4663 is above the median for low income countries, which is -0.4663, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's -0.4663 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3469, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest vs gdp in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +79.7% | -4.64 | -0.944 |
| 2021 | +60.2% | -1.15 | -0.4578 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -3.81 | -4.44 | -3.28 | 9 |
| 2000s | -1.35 | -4.64 | -0.944 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.08 | -1.14 | -1.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.5767 | -1.15 | -0.4578 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More environment data for Niger
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0013 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 1.03 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.334 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 22.72 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest vs gdp in Niger?
- Change forest vs gdp in Niger was -0.4663 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest vs gdp recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was -0.4578 in 2021.
- What is the lowest change forest vs gdp recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.64 in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for change forest vs gdp?
- Niger ranks 196th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest vs gdp 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest vs gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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