Land use hidden — Forest in Nigeria
Nigeria: Land use hidden — Forest was 211,370 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Forest in Nigeria, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 211,370 Square kilometres for land use hidden — forest in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Nigeria peaked at 265,261 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 211,370 Square kilometres, in 2023.
That places Nigeria 28th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 257,912 Square kilometres | 250,564 Square kilometres | 265,261 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 241,582 Square kilometres | 234,233 Square kilometres | 248,930 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 225,251 Square kilometres | 217,902 Square kilometres | 232,600 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 213,820 Square kilometres | 211,370 Square kilometres | 216,270 Square kilometres | 4 |
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More environment data for Nigeria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.07 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 24.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.18 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.67 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -10 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — forest in Nigeria?
- Land use hidden — forest in Nigeria was 211,370 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 265,261 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 211,370 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Nigeria rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Nigeria ranks 28th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata