Share of forest area within protected areas in Niger
Niger: Share of forest area within protected areas was 19.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of forest area within protected areas in Niger, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of forest area within protected areas in Niger is 19.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Niger peaked at 19.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 1990.
That places Niger 92nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.3% | — |
| 2000 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 19.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 15.9%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Niger's 19.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.7%, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.3% | 19.3% | 19.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 19.3% | 19.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 19.3% | 19.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 19.3% | 19.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More environment data for Niger
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.334 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % 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 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of forest area within protected areas in Niger?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Niger was 19.3% 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 area within protected areas recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 1990.
- How does Niger rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Niger ranks 92nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within protected areas rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Niger 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 area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).