Forest area (% of land area)
18.9% Nigeria, 2024
Down 0.1 points from 19.1% in 2023.
Official statisticYearlySDG 15.1.1
Source: World Bank · World Development Indicators · AG.LND.FRST.ZS · version 3, published 2 Nov 2026 · CC-BY-4.0
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How we know
- Definition
- Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.
- Type of figure
- Official statistic. Published by a national authority, such as the statistics office or the central bank, and compiled by the source shown.
- Updated
- Yearly
- SDG target
- 15.1.1
- Compiled from
- FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Source
- World Bank, World Development Indicators (AG.LND.FRST.ZS)
- Licence
- CC-BY-4.0
- Version
- Dataset wb-wdi-nigeria, version 3, published 2 November 2026
- Cite this
- World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Retrieved via DataNigeria (dataset wb-wdi-nigeria, version 3, published 2 November 2026). Licence: CC-BY-4.0.
All years
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 18.9% |
| 2023 | 19.1% |
| 2022 | 19.2% |
| 2021 | 19.4% |
| 2020 | 19.5% |
| 2019 | 19.6% |
| 2018 | 19.8% |
| 2017 | 19.9% |
| 2016 | 20.1% |
| 2015 | 20.2% |
| 2014 | 20.3% |
| 2013 | 20.5% |
| 2012 | 20.6% |
| 2011 | 20.8% |
| 2010 | 20.9% |
| 2009 | 21.0% |
| 2008 | 21.2% |
| 2007 | 21.3% |
| 2006 | 21.5% |
| 2005 | 21.6% |
| 2004 | 21.7% |
| 2003 | 21.9% |
| 2002 | 22.0% |
| 2001 | 22.2% |
| 2000 | 22.3% |
| 1999 | 22.4% |
| 1998 | 22.6% |
| 1997 | 22.7% |
| 1996 | 22.8% |
| 1995 | 23.0% |
| 1994 | 23.1% |
| 1993 | 23.3% |
| 1992 | 23.4% |
| 1991 | 23.5% |
| 1990 | 23.7% |