Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Nigeria
Nigeria: Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 262.09 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Nigeria, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Nigeria stood at 262.09 1000 ha.
The figure is down 21.8% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Nigeria peaked at 459.18 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 253.63 1000 ha, in 2012.
That places Nigeria 49th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 437 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 332.62 1000 ha | -23.9% |
| 2003 | 376.02 1000 ha | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 397.22 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 420.33 1000 ha | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 294.31 1000 ha | -30.0% |
| 2007 | 274.68 1000 ha | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 261.98 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 302.48 1000 ha | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 302.53 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 304.18 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 253.63 1000 ha | -16.6% |
| 2013 | 289.67 1000 ha | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 370.38 1000 ha | +27.9% |
| 2015 | 382.66 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 363.4 1000 ha | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 383.85 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 365.7 1000 ha | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 396.11 1000 ha | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 443.79 1000 ha | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 459.18 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 451.31 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 334.98 1000 ha | -25.8% |
| 2024 | 262.09 1000 ha | -21.8% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 262.09 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.44 1000 ha, 18.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 262.09 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.07 1000 ha, 10.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 344.07 1000 ha | 261.98 1000 ha | 437 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 341.21 1000 ha | 253.63 1000 ha | 396.11 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 390.27 1000 ha | 262.09 1000 ha | 459.18 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 46 Colombia 320.39 1000 ha compare
- 47 Azerbaijan 315.21 1000 ha compare
- 48 Mozambique 310.7 1000 ha compare
- 50 Lebanon 228.72 1000 ha compare
- 51 Oman 194.42 1000 ha compare
- 52 Mauritania 120.79 1000 ha compare
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 shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Nigeria?
- Shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Nigeria was 262.09 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest shrub-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 459.18 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 253.63 1000 ha in 2012.
- How does Nigeria rank for shrub-covered areas — area from modis?
- Nigeria ranks 49th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is shrub-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. 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 Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.