FAO · Agriculture

Nigeria: Land Use: Forest land, Area

17,1301000 ha · 2025-6.9% since 2015

FAOSTAT domain RL. Land Use: Forest land, Area (1000 ha). Annual figures for Nigeria from 2000 to 2025.

20002025

Every year

Year	Value (1000 ha)	Note
2025	17,129.96	X
2024	17,256.84	I
2023	17,383.72	I
2022	17,510.61	I
2021	17,637.49	I
2020	17,764.37	X
2019	17,891.25	I
2018	18,018.13	I
2017	18,145.02	I
2016	18,271.9	I
2015	18,398.78	X
2014	18,525.66	I
2013	18,652.55	I
2012	18,779.43	I
2011	18,906.32	I
2010	19,033.2	X
2009	19,160.08	I
2008	19,286.97	I
2007	19,413.85	I
2006	19,540.73	I
2005	19,667.62	I
2004	19,794.5	I
2003	19,921.38	I
2002	20,048.26	I
2001	20,175.15	I
2000	20,302.03	X

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 Use: Forest land, Area. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-rl-6646-5110-1000-ha (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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