FAO · Agriculture

Nigeria: Land Use: Naturally regenerating forest, Area

14,4721000 ha · 2025-9.8% since 2015

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

20002025

Every year

YearValue (1000 ha)Note
202514,472X
202414,628.77I
202314,785.54I
202214,942.3I
202115,099.07I
202015,255.84X
201915,412.61I
201815,569.38I
201715,726.14I
201615,882.91I
201516,039.68X
201416,196.44I
201316,353.2I
201216,509.97I
201116,666.73I
201016,823.49X
200916,980.25I
200817,137.02I
200717,293.78I
200617,450.55I
200517,607.31I
200417,764.07I
200317,920.84I
200218,077.6I
200118,234.37I
200018,391.13X

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: Naturally regenerating forest, Area. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-rl-6717-5110-1000-ha (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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