Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Nigeria
Nigeria: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 84.48 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Nigeria, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Nigeria is 84.48 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Nigeria peaked at 92.53 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 84.48 %, in 2025.
Nigeria ranks 150th of 222 countries on this measure, 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 | 91.67 % | 90.79 % | 92.53 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.62 % | 88.62 % | 90.59 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.29 % | 86.15 % | 88.39 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.19 % | 84.48 % | 85.88 % | 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 — share in forest land in Nigeria?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Nigeria was 84.48 % 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 92.53 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.48 % in 2025.
- How does Nigeria rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Nigeria ranks 150th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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 — 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.