Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Niger
Niger: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 81.28 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Niger, 1990–2025
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 174th out of 240 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.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 97.53 % | — |
| 1991 | 97.32 % | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 97.09 % | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 96.85 % | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 96.58 % | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 96.3 % | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 96 % | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 95.67 % | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 95.32 % | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 94.93 % | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 94.5 % | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 94.26 % | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 94.02 % | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 93.76 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 93.51 % | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 93.25 % | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 92.98 % | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 92.71 % | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 92.43 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 92.15 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 91.86 % | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 91.57 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 91.28 % | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 90.98 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 90.68 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 90.37 % | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 90.04 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 89.7 % | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 89.36 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 89.01 % | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 88.65 % | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 87.21 % | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 85.75 % | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 84.27 % | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 82.78 % | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 81.28 % | -1.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 81.28 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 97.62 %, 83% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Niger's 81.28 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 97.67 %, 83% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More environment data for Niger
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.334 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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 174th out of 240 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
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.