Share global forest in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share global forest was 0.4137 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.4137
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
39th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.4966
in 1990
All-time low
0.4137
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Nigeria, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share global forest in Nigeria stood at 0.4137. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Nigeria peaked at 0.4966 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.4137, in 2025.
That places Nigeria 39th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4966 | — |
| 1991 | 0.4949 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4932 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4915 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4898 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.488 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4863 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4845 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4828 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.481 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4792 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4766 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.474 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4714 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4688 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4662 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4636 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.461 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4583 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4557 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4531 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4505 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4479 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4452 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4426 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.44 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4373 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4346 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4319 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4292 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4265 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.424 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4214 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4189 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4163 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.4137 | -0.6% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.4137 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0941, 4.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.4137 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1056, 3.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4889 | 0.481 | 0.4966 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4675 | 0.4557 | 0.4792 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4412 | 0.4292 | 0.4531 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4201 | 0.4137 | 0.4265 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More environment data for Nigeria
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1455 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1055 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 27.55 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Nigeria?
- Share global forest in Nigeria was 0.4137 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4966 in 1990.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4137 in 2025.
- How does Nigeria rank for share global forest?
- Nigeria ranks 39th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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