FAO · Agriculture

Nigeria: Land Use: Forest land, Share in Land area

18.95% · 2024-6.8% since 2014

FAOSTAT domain RL. Land Use: Forest land, Share in Land area (%). Annual figures for Nigeria from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (%)Note
202418.95E
202319.09E
202219.23E
202119.37E
202019.5E
201919.64E
201819.78E
201719.92E
201620.06E
201520.2E
201420.34E
201320.48E
201220.62E
201120.76E
201020.9E
200921.04E
200821.18E
200721.32E
200621.46E
200521.59E
200421.73E
200321.87E
200222.01E
200122.15E
200022.29E

Source

Published by FAO, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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FAO (2026). Land Use: Forest land, Share in Land area. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-rl-6646-7209 (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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