Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share of forest with a long-term management plan was 22.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Nigeria, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Nigeria stood at 22.3%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest 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 85th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 60.9% | — |
| 2000 | 46.4% | -23.8% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | -29.4% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | -31.9% |
| 2016 | 18.4% | -17.7% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 22.3% | +75.1% |
| 2025 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 22.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.0%, 89% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 22.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.2%, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
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 | 19.6% | 12.8% | 32.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 22.3% | 22.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More environment data for Nigeria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.07 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.78 % 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 0.4617 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of forest with a long-term management plan in Nigeria?
- Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Nigeria was 22.3% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 60.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2015.
- How does Nigeria rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?
- Nigeria ranks 85th out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest with a long-term management plan. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%).