Niger — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Niger, 1990–2024.
Forest area for Niger was 0.84% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 1.54% in 1990. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.77% per year.
Niger ranks 199 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 93%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 22.46%, so Niger sits below it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 46% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 8%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 48 of 48 economies; Mauritania (0.99%) is just above it. That is 4% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 157th of 178 in 1990 → 191st of 207 in 2000 → 195th of 209 in 2010 → 199th of 214 in 2020 → 197th of 209 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.84% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 0.84% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 0.84% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 0.85% | -0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 0.85% | -0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 0.86% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 0.87% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 0.88% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 0.89% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 0.91% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 0.92% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 0.93% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 0.94% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 0.95% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 0.96% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 0.97% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 0.98% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 0.99% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 1% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 1.01% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 1.02% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 1.03% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 1.04% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 1.05% | -0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 1.15% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 1.19% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 1.24% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 1.29% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 1.34% | -0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 1.39% | -0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 1.44% | -0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 1.49% | -0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 1.54% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Niger’s Forest area in 1991?
1.49% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Niger’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -45.5% in total — about 1.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 0.84%; 2023: 0.84%; 2022: 0.84%; 2021: 0.85%; 2020: 0.85%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.