Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Nigeria
Nigeria: Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan was 22.3% in 2025. βΌ Falling
Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Nigeria, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Nigeria is 22.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Nigeria peaked at 60.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2015.
Nigeria ranks 72nd of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.9% | 60.9% | 60.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 46.4% | 46.4% | 46.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 22.3% | 32.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 22.3% | 22.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More environment data for Nigeria
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value -10 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 0.0001 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper β Production 20,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 43,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 13,147 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 4,365 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Nigeria?
- Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Nigeria was 22.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 60.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2015.
- How does Nigeria rank for proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan?
- Nigeria ranks 72nd out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 6 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).