Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Niger
Niger: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 0.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.8%
World rank
200th
of 219 countries
All-time high
1.5%
in 1990
All-time low
0.8%
in 2025
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Niger, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Niger stood at 0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Niger peaked at 1.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2025.
Niger ranks 200th of 219 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More environment data for Niger
- 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 28.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 23.95 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 10.15 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 283.33 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Niger?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Niger was 0.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2025.
- How does Niger rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Niger ranks 200th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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