Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Niger
Niger: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 197,500 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Niger, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Niger stood at 197,500 hectares. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 79.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Niger peaked at 197,500 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 47,500 hectares, in 1990.
Niger ranks 83rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58,750 hectares | 47,500 hectares | 70,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 83,975 hectares | 72,500 hectares | 95,450 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 108,900 hectares | 98,000 hectares | 120,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 160,000 hectares | 122,500 hectares | 197,500 hectares | 6 |
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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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Niger?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Niger was 197,500 hectares 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 197,500 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 47,500 hectares in 1990.
- How does Niger rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Niger ranks 83rd out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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