Share of land covered by forest in Niger
Niger: Share of land covered by forest was 0.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of land covered by forest in Niger, 1990–2025
Source: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land covered by forest in Niger is 0.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by forest in Niger peaked at 1.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2025.
Niger ranks 201st of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Share of land covered by forest in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.5% | — |
| 1991 | 1.5% | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 1.4% | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 11.9%, 7% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.0%, 4% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 6 |
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land covered by forest in Niger?
- Share of land covered by forest in Niger was 0.8% in 2025, according to Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by forest recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by forest recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2025.
- How does Niger rank for share of land covered by forest?
- Niger ranks 201st out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land covered by forest rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of land area covered by forest, including both natural forests and forest plantations.