Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Niger

Niger: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 81.28 % in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
81.28 %
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
161st
of 222 countries
All-time high
97.53 %
in 1990
All-time low
81.28 %
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Niger, 1990–2025

0204060801001990200720251990: 97.5 %1991: 97.3 %1992: 97.1 %1993: 96.8 %1994: 96.6 %1995: 96.3 %1996: 96 %1997: 95.7 %1998: 95.3 %1999: 94.9 %2000: 94.5 %2001: 94.3 %2002: 94 %2003: 93.8 %2004: 93.5 %2005: 93.2 %2006: 93 %2007: 92.7 %2008: 92.4 %2009: 92.2 %2010: 91.9 %2011: 91.6 %2012: 91.3 %2013: 91 %2014: 90.7 %2015: 90.4 %2016: 90 %2017: 89.7 %2018: 89.4 %2019: 89 %2020: 88.7 %2021: 87.2 %2022: 85.8 %2023: 84.3 %2024: 82.8 %2025: 81.3 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Niger recorded 81.28 % for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Niger peaked at 97.53 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 81.28 %, in 2025.

That places Niger 161st 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 96.36 % 94.93 % 97.53 % 10
2000s 93.36 % 92.15 % 94.5 % 10
2010s 90.48 % 89.01 % 91.86 % 10
2020s 84.99 % 81.28 % 88.65 % 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Niger?
Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Niger was 81.28 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 97.53 % in 1990.
What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 81.28 % in 2025.
How does Niger rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
Niger ranks 161st out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. 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 — Share in Forest land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 data points, 1990–2025
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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.