Nigeria | Forest area (sq. km)

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 (sq. km)
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 172340
1991 168243
1992 164146
1993 160049
1994 155952
1995 151855
1996 147758
1997 143661
1998 139564
1999 135467
2000 131370
2001 127274
2002 123178
2003 119082
2004 114986
2005 110890
2006 106794
2007 102698
2008 98602
2009 94506
2010 90410
2011 86314
2012

Nigeria | Forest area (sq. km)

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