Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Nigeria
Nigeria: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 14,472 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Nigeria, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — area in Nigeria stood at 14,472 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Nigeria peaked at 19,959 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 14,472 1000 ha, in 2025.
Nigeria ranks 43rd of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,253 1000 ha | 18,548 1000 ha | 19,959 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,686 1000 ha | 16,980 1000 ha | 18,391 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,118 1000 ha | 15,413 1000 ha | 16,824 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,864 1000 ha | 14,472 1000 ha | 15,256 1000 ha | 6 |
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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Nigeria?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Nigeria was 14,472 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 19,959 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,472 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Nigeria rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Nigeria ranks 43rd out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. 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 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.