Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Niger
Niger: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 857.6 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Niger, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — area in Niger is 857.6 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Niger peaked at 1,897 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 857.6 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Niger 128th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 1,608 1000 ha | 1,319 1000 ha | 1,897 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,188 1000 ha | 1,121 1000 ha | 1,255 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,039 1000 ha | 972.12 1000 ha | 1,106 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 907.4 1000 ha | 857.6 1000 ha | 957.2 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 125 Vanuatu 889.29 1000 ha compare
- 126 New Caledonia 887.31 1000 ha compare
- 127 Portugal 874.6 1000 ha compare
- 129 Uruguay 856.92 1000 ha compare
- 130 Montenegro 819 1000 ha compare
- 131 El Salvador 675.96 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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Niger?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Niger was 857.6 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 1,897 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 857.6 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Niger rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Niger ranks 128th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — 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.