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Headline data

Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Year Value Units Series
2017 24.28 Percentage (%) Forest area (% of land area)
2018 24.1 Percentage (%) Forest area (% of land area)
2019 23.93 Percentage (%) Forest area (% of land area)
2020 23.75 Percentage (%) Forest area (% of land area)
2021 23.57 Percentage (%) Forest area (% of land area)

Source: Food and Agricultural Organisation

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Footnote:

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Nigeria statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Nigerian statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Nigerian-specific metadata information.

Indicator information

Proxy: Forest area (% of land area)
Definition and concepts

Forest is defined as “land spanning more than 0.5 hectares with trees higher than 5 meters and a canopy cover of more than 10 percent, or trees able to reach these thresholds in situ. It does not include land that is predominantly under agricultural or urban land use
Data last updated Mar 27, 2025
Metadata last updated Apr 22, 2025

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator

Indicator 15.1.1: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Target

Target 15.1: By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements
Metadata update

2023-12-15
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Related indicators

15.2.1: Progress towards sustainable forest management

Source 1

Organisation

Food and Agricultural Organisation
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