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 129th of 231 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.
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
- 126 Azerbaijan 1,214 1000 ha compare
- 127 Afghanistan 1,209 1000 ha compare
- 128 Fiji 1,137 1000 ha compare
- 130 Timor-Leste 1,054 1000 ha compare
- 131 North Macedonia 1,026 1000 ha compare
- 132 Mauritania 1,019 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Niger
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 1.51 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 269.24 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 30 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 22.72 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 61.74 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 28,782 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.24 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 113.64 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 38.02 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 17,723 1000 ha (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 129th out of 231 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.