Planted Forest — Area in Nigeria
Nigeria: Planted Forest — Area was 2,658 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Nigeria, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for planted forest — area in Nigeria is 2,658 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Nigeria peaked at 2,658 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,612 1000 ha, in 1990.
Nigeria ranks 21st of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,747 1000 ha | 1,612 1000 ha | 1,881 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,045 1000 ha | 1,911 1000 ha | 2,180 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,344 1000 ha | 2,210 1000 ha | 2,479 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,583 1000 ha | 2,508 1000 ha | 2,658 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 planted forest — area in Nigeria?
- Planted forest — area in Nigeria was 2,658 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2,658 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,612 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for planted forest — area?
- Nigeria ranks 21st out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted 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.