Nigeria | Forest area (ha)

Forest area is land 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.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Records
53
Source
Nigeria | Forest area (ha)
year value
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990 17234000
1991 16824300
1992 16414600
1993 16004900
1994 15595200
1995 15185500
1996 14775800
1997 14366100
1998 13956400
1999 13546700
2000 13137000
2001 12727400
2002 12317800
2003 11908200
2004 11498600
2005 11089000
2006 10679400
2007 10269800
2008 9860200
2009 9450600
2010 9041000
2011 8631400
2012

Nigeria | Forest area (ha)

Forest area is land 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.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Records
53
Source