Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Nigeria
Nigeria: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 2.66 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Nigeria, 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 Nigeria stood at 2.66 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Nigeria peaked at 2.66 million hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.61 million hectares, in 1990.
Nigeria ranks 19th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.75 million hectares | 1.61 million hectares | 1.88 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.05 million hectares | 1.91 million hectares | 2.18 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.34 million hectares | 2.21 million hectares | 2.48 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.58 million hectares | 2.51 million hectares | 2.66 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More environment data for Nigeria
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 350.56 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.51 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 56.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 8.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 75.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1661 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 175.13 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0267 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.5526 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 33.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Nigeria?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Nigeria was 2.66 million 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.66 million hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.61 million hectares in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Nigeria ranks 19th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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