Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Nigeria
Nigeria: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 15.52 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Nigeria, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 15.52 % for planted forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Nigeria peaked at 15.52 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.47 %, in 1990.
Nigeria ranks 75th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.33 % | 7.47 % | 9.21 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.38 % | 9.41 % | 11.38 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.71 % | 11.61 % | 13.85 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.81 % | 14.12 % | 15.52 % | 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 — share in forest land in Nigeria?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Nigeria was 15.52 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 15.52 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.47 % in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Nigeria ranks 75th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. 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 — 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.