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Forest area — Nigeria

Forest area in Nigeria in 2023 — 211,371 km². Ranked 29 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 20.3%.

2023 211,371 km² −0.77% vs 2022
World rank 29of 213
Period maximum 265,261 km²1990
Period minimum 211,371 km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Nigeria, 1990–2023200,000220,000240,000260,000280,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 265,261 km²1991: 263,628 km²1992: 261,995 km²1993: 260,362 km²1994: 258,729 km²1995: 257,096 km²1996: 255,463 km²1997: 253,830 km²1998: 252,197 km²1999: 250,563 km²2000: 248,930 km²2001: 247,297 km²2002: 245,664 km²2003: 244,031 km²2004: 242,398 km²2005: 240,765 km²2006: 239,132 km²2007: 237,499 km²2008: 235,866 km²2009: 234,233 km²2010: 232,600 km²2011: 230,967 km²2012: 229,334 km²2013: 227,701 km²2014: 226,068 km²2015: 224,435 km²2016: 222,801 km²2017: 221,169 km²2018: 219,536 km²2019: 217,903 km²2020: 216,270 km²2021: 214,637 km²2022: 213,004 km²2023: 211,371 km²
Change over the period: −53,890 (−20.32%) Average annual rate: -0.69 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nigeria

Nigeria 211,371 km²
World 40.35M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 6.15M km²
Western Africa computed 827,756 km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 5.76M km²
Forest area — Nigeria, by year Nigeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 211,371 −1,633 −0.77%
2022 213,004 −1,633 −0.76%
2021 214,637 −1,633 −0.76%
2020 216,270 −1,633 −0.75%
2019 217,903 −1,633 −0.74%
2018 219,536 −1,633 −0.74%
2017 221,169 −1,633 −0.73%
2016 222,801 −1,633 −0.73%
2015 224,435 −1,633 −0.72%
2014 226,068 −1,633 −0.72%
2013 227,701 −1,633 −0.71%
2012 229,334 −1,633 −0.71%
2011 230,967 −1,633 −0.7%
2010 232,600 −1,633 −0.7%
2009 234,233 −1,633 −0.69%
2008 235,866 −1,633 −0.69%
2007 237,499 −1,633 −0.68%
2006 239,132 −1,633 −0.68%
2005 240,765 −1,633 −0.67%
2004 242,398 −1,633 −0.67%
2003 244,031 −1,633 −0.66%
2002 245,664 −1,633 −0.66%
2001 247,297 −1,633 −0.66%
2000 248,930 −1,633 −0.65%
1999 250,563 −1,633 −0.65%
1998 252,197 −1,633 −0.64%
1997 253,830 −1,633 −0.64%
1996 255,463 −1,633 −0.64%
1995 257,096 −1,633 −0.63%
1994 258,729 −1,633 −0.63%
1993 260,362 −1,633 −0.62%
1992 261,995 −1,633 −0.62%
1991 263,628 −1,633 −0.62%
1990 265,261 — —

Western Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NG Nigeria 211,371 ML Mali 132,960 GH Ghana 80,074 SN Senegal 79,482 LR Liberia 75,267 GN Guinea 60,690 BF Burkina Faso 60,664 BJ Benin 29,852 CI Côte d'Ivoire 24,981 SL Sierra Leone 24,757 GW Guinea-Bissau 19,547 TG Togo 12,004 NE Niger 10,424 MR Mauritania 2,964 GM Gambia 2,255 CV Cabo Verde 466
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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