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

22,0911000 ha · 2022+7.7% since 2012

FAOSTAT domain LC. Land Cover: Tree-covered areas, Area from CCI_LC (1000 ha). Annual figures for Nigeria from 2000 to 2022.

20002022

Every year

YearValue (1000 ha)Note
202222,091.15E
202121,881.24E
202021,678.19E
201921,641.67E
201821,269.75E
201720,899.28E
201620,757.55E
201520,582.61E
201420,582.28E
201320,528.07E
201220,521.1E
201120,520.17E
201020,501.01E
200920,503.15E
200820,482.71E
200720,433.23E
200620,399.98E
200520,415.31E
200420,421.93E
200319,833.26E
200219,826.47E
200119,763.82E
200019,726.63E

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 CCI_LC. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-lc-6974-5008-1000-ha (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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