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Nigeria: Land Cover: Tree-covered areas, Area from MODIS

15,4431000 ha · 2024-18.1% since 2014

FAOSTAT domain LC. Land Cover: Tree-covered areas, Area from MODIS (1000 ha). Annual figures for Nigeria from 2001 to 2024.

20012024

Every year

YearValue (1000 ha)Note
202415,443E
202315,710.18E
202216,057.38E
202117,045.47E
202017,694.82E
201918,093.64E
201817,722.2E
201717,620.66E
201618,113.5E
201518,323.64E
201418,850.22E
201319,015.08E
201219,070.07E
201118,827.83E
201018,749.46E
200918,718.19E
200819,027.14E
200719,310.13E
200619,201.41E
200518,879.96E
200418,763.32E
200318,305.47E
200217,554.93E
200116,176.02E

Source

Published by FAO, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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FAO (2026). Land Cover: Tree-covered areas, Area from MODIS. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-lc-6974-5007-1000-ha (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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