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Progress towards sustainable forest management
Year Value Units Series
2016 134.77 tonnes per hectare Above-ground biomass in forest
2017 134.77 tonnes per hectare Above-ground biomass in forest
2018 134.77 tonnes per hectare Above-ground biomass in forest
2019 134.77 tonnes per hectare Above-ground biomass in forest
2020 134.77 tonnes per hectare Above-ground biomass in forest
2016 18.38 Percentage (%) Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan
2017 16.5 Percentage (%) Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan
2018 14.63 Percentage (%) Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan
2019 12.75 Percentage (%) Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan
2020 10.88 Percentage (%) Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan
2016 12.88 Percentage (%) Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
2017 12.88 Percentage (%) Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
2018 12.88 Percentage (%) Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
2019 12.88 Percentage (%) Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
2020 12.88 Percentage (%) Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas

Source: United Nations

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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.

Definition and concepts

“Sustainable forest management” is a central concept for Goal 15 and target 15.1 as well as for target 15.2. It has been formally defined, by the UN General Assembly, as follows: [a] dynamic and evolving concept [that] aims to maintain and enhance the economic, social and environmental values of all types of forests, for the benefit of present and future generations”.
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 15.2.1: Progress towards sustainable forest management
Target

Target 15.2: By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally
Metadata update

2023-05-15
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Related indicators

15.1.1: Forest area as a proportion of total land area

Source 1

Organisation

United Nations
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