Forest land — Area in Niger
Niger: Forest land — Area was 1,055 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Niger, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Niger is 1,055 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Niger peaked at 1,945 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,055 1000 ha, in 2025.
Niger ranks 138th of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Niger, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,945 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 1,883 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 1,822 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 1,760 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 1,698 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 1,637 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 1,575 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 1,513 1000 ha | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 1,451 1000 ha | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 1,390 1000 ha | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 1,328 1000 ha | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 1,316 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1,303 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 1,291 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 1,278 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1,266 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1,254 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1,241 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1,229 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 1,216 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1,204 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1,191 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1,179 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 1,167 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1,154 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 1,142 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1,129 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 1,117 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1,105 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1,092 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1,080 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 1,075 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1,070 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1,065 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 1,060 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 1,055 1000 ha | -0.5% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 1,055 1000 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 2,436 1000 ha, 43% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Niger's 1,055 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,914 1000 ha, 27% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,667 1000 ha | 1,390 1000 ha | 1,945 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,272 1000 ha | 1,216 1000 ha | 1,328 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,148 1000 ha | 1,092 1000 ha | 1,204 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,067 1000 ha | 1,055 1000 ha | 1,080 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 135 Azerbaijan 1,214 1000 ha compare
- 136 Afghanistan 1,209 1000 ha compare
- 137 Fiji 1,137 1000 ha compare
- 139 Timor-Leste 1,054 1000 ha compare
- 139 East Timor 1,054 1000 ha compare
- 141 North Macedonia 1,026 1000 ha compare
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 forest land — area in Niger?
- Forest land — area in Niger was 1,055 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 1,945 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,055 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Niger rank for forest land — area?
- Niger ranks 138th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.