Forest land — Share in Land area in Nigeria
Nigeria: Forest land — Share in Land area was 18.95 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Nigeria, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 18.95 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Nigeria peaked at 23.68 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18.95 %, in 2024.
Nigeria ranks 148th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.06 % | 22.43 % | 23.68 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.66 % | 21.04 % | 22.29 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.27 % | 19.64 % | 20.9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.23 % | 18.95 % | 19.5 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More environment data for Nigeria
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.74 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 331.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,300 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 27.64 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 35.85 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 25,172 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 11.18 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 7,852 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 52.96 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 37,184 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Nigeria?
- Forest land — share in land area in Nigeria was 18.95 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 23.68 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.95 % in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Nigeria ranks 148th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.