Forest land — Share in Land area in Niger
Niger: Forest land — Share in Land area was 0.84 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Niger, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Niger is 0.84 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Niger peaked at 1.54 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.84 %, in 2022.
Niger ranks 219th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.32 % | 1.1 % | 1.54 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 % | 0.96 % | 1.05 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.905 % | 0.86 % | 0.95 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.844 % | 0.84 % | 0.85 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
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 — share in land area in Niger?
- Forest land — share in land area in Niger was 0.84 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.84 % in 2022.
- How does Niger rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Niger ranks 219th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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 — Share in 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.