Deforestation statistics for Nigeria
Nigeria: Demographic data
Population (2022) | 206,139,589 |
Annual population growth rate (2022) | 2.60% |
Population density (people/sq km) | 226 |
Net migration | -60,000 |
Fertility rate | 5.4 |
Median age | 18 |
Urban population share | 52% |
Nigeria: Land cover and land use change data
Land area (sq km): 910,770 |
Tree cover (30%) Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 10,048,736 Tree cover extent as % of land area: 11.00% Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 1,044,335 Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 10.40% |
Tropical primary forest Primary forest extent in 2001 (ha): 1,903,125 Primary forest extent as % of land area: 2.10% Primary forest extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 18.90% Primary forest loss from 2002-20 (ha): 140,630 Primary forest loss from 2002-20 as % of 2001 primary forest cover: 7.40% Primary forest extent in 2020 (ha): 1,762,495 Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of land area: 1.90% Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of 2000 tree cover area: 18% |
Nigeria: Annual forest and tree cover data
Nigeria: Tropical primary forest loss by year All figures in hectares
Year: Hectares 2002: 6,132 2003: 1,830 2004: 3,055 2005: 1,922 2006: 3,458 2007: 2,753 2008: 4,090 2009: 3,924 2010: 6,781 2011: 7,403 2012: 6,062 2013: 6,385 2014: 9,928 2015: 5,318 2016: 12,336 2017: 17,389 2018: 15,183 2019: 12,095 2020: 14,587 |
Nigeria: Tree cover loss by year 30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
Year: Hectares 2001: 43,387 2002: 32,347 2003: 13,381 2004: 14,644 2005: 13,280 2006: 26,168 2007: 24,573 2008: 27,471 2009: 25,290 2010: 32,782 2011: 53,892 2012: 34,971 2013: 43,435 2014: 68,637 2015: 40,928 2016: 72,189 2017: 171,046 2018: 119,823 2019: 86,895 2020: 99,200 |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)
Sub-national admin area 1 | Tree cover extent (2001) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
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Abia | 113,200 | 4,192 | 1,227 | 4,118 | 6,299 | 15,837 | 14.0% |
Delta | 986,686 | 8,599 | 9,117 | 14,475 | 29,479 | 61,670 | 6.3% |
Ebonyi | 15,014 | 390 | 80 | 720 | 757 | 1,947 | 13.0% |
Edo | 1,043,490 | 30,913 | 35,869 | 72,672 | 128,749 | 268,204 | 25.7% |
Ekiti | 403,423 | 1,983 | 2,597 | 6,048 | 35,856 | 46,483 | 11.5% |
Enugu | 62,687 | 255 | 316 | 683 | 702 | 1,957 | 3.1% |
Federal Capital Territory | 15,914 | 673 | 490 | 646 | 1,190 | 2,998 | 18.8% |
Gombe | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 91.7% |
Imo | 100,800 | 5,021 | 3,342 | 2,914 | 3,014 | 14,291 | 14.2% |
Jigawa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26.2% |
Kaduna | 5,461 | 95 | 92 | 58 | 88 | 332 | 6.1% |
Adamawa | 97,165 | 448 | 281 | 251 | 173 | 1,152 | 1.2% |
Kano | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.6% |
Katsina | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 100.0% |
Kebbi | 166 | 102 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 161 | 96.5% |
Kogi | 256,792 | 6,570 | 5,526 | 5,740 | 33,850 | 51,686 | 20.1% |
Kwara | 104,619 | 2,560 | 3,733 | 4,237 | 19,092 | 29,622 | 28.3% |
Lagos | 69,435 | 663 | 1,589 | 2,689 | 6,818 | 11,760 | 16.9% |
Nassarawa | 11,819 | 519 | 1,217 | 772 | 569 | 3,078 | 26.0% |
Niger | 15,143 | 3,245 | 2,236 | 4,577 | 356 | 10,415 | 68.8% |
Ogun | 481,752 | 7,850 | 14,603 | 15,733 | 43,777 | 81,963 | 17.0% |
Ondo | 1,032,169 | 11,716 | 13,833 | 23,203 | 57,816 | 106,568 | 10.3% |
Akwa Ibom | 120,857 | 2,787 | 1,352 | 1,557 | 2,641 | 8,337 | 6.9% |
Osun | 695,568 | 1,732 | 4,006 | 8,511 | 33,023 | 47,271 | 6.8% |
Oyo | 295,171 | 3,306 | 6,140 | 8,726 | 22,781 | 40,953 | 13.9% |
Plateau | 8,238 | 18 | 26 | 48 | 107 | 200 | 2.4% |
Rivers | 394,749 | 1,916 | 2,113 | 6,122 | 11,306 | 21,458 | 5.4% |
Sokoto | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 100.0% |
Taraba | 1,535,875 | 9,369 | 13,668 | 25,546 | 42,566 | 91,149 | 5.9% |
Yobe | 26 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 95.1% |
Zamfara | 32 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 87.9% |
Anambra | 33,615 | 180 | 261 | 296 | 588 | 1,326 | 3.9% |
Bauchi | 895 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.5% |
Bayelsa | 823,062 | 1,762 | 3,036 | 5,140 | 8,630 | 18,569 | 2.3% |
Benue | 55,366 | 230 | 194 | 388 | 2,448 | 3,260 | 5.9% |
Borno | 42 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 66.1% |
Cross River | 1,269,477 | 9,888 | 9,252 | 25,972 | 56,475 | 101,586 | 8.0% |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)
Sub-national admin area 1 | Admin area 2 | Tree cover extent (2000) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abia | Osisioma Ngwa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Abia | Ukwa East | 1,734 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
Abia | Ukwa West | 475 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1% |
Abia | Umu-Nneochi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Abia | Arochukw | 206 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 31 | 14.9% |
Abia | Isiala Ngwa South | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4% |
Abia | Oboma Ngwa | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2% |
Delta | AniochaN | 521 | 1 | 27 | 225 | 13 | 266 | 51.0% |
Delta | IsokoSou | 3,618 | 9 | 62 | 46 | 101 | 218 | 6.0% |
Delta | Ndokwa East | 7,758 | 11 | 29 | 58 | 274 | 373 | 4.8% |
Delta | Ndokwa West | 1,759 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 59 | 3.3% |
Delta | Okpe | 4,722 | 16 | 32 | 44 | 38 | 130 | 2.8% |
Delta | Oshimili North | 1,113 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 1.5% |
Delta | Oshimili South | 1,291 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 2.5% |
Delta | Patani | 2,106 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 83 | 110 | 5.2% |
Delta | Sapele | 10,679 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 82 | 139 | 1.3% |
Delta | Udu | 664 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 3.6% |
Delta | Ughelli North | 1,176 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 69 | 5.8% |
Delta | AniochaS | 1,369 | 7 | 73 | 295 | 10 | 385 | 28.1% |
Delta | Ughelli South | 7,568 | 16 | 19 | 45 | 170 | 250 | 3.3% |
Delta | Ukwuani | 1,587 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 1.3% |
Delta | Uvwie | 542 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 5.1% |
Delta | Warri North | 62,602 | 11 | 17 | 113 | 144 | 285 | 0.5% |
Delta | Warri South | 5,688 | 7 | 27 | 39 | 31 | 104 | 1.8% |
Delta | Warri South-West | 43,367 | 70 | 97 | 115 | 205 | 487 | 1.1% |
Delta | Bomadi | 4,277 | 23 | 36 | 49 | 171 | 280 | 6.5% |
Delta | Burutu | 62,854 | 144 | 193 | 261 | 558 | 1,156 | 1.8% |
Delta | Ethiope West | 5,218 | 13 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 55 | 1.0% |
Delta | EthiopeE | 280 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.8% |
Delta | IkaSouth | 163 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2.7% |
Delta | IsokoNor | 636 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0.7% |
Ebonyi | Ishielu | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Edo | Igueben | 1,093 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 197 | 209 | 19.1% |
Edo | Ikpoba-Okha | 10,261 | 52 | 166 | 268 | 534 | 1,020 | 9.9% |
Edo | Oredo Edo | 2,544 | 52 | 71 | 287 | 585 | 995 | 39.1% |
Edo | Orhionmw | 6,202 | 113 | 214 | 238 | 76 | 642 | 10.3% |
Edo | OviaNort | 56,297 | 1,429 | 2,103 | 2,300 | 3,082 | 8,913 | 15.8% |
Edo | OviaSouth-West | 53,814 | 898 | 1,093 | 2,015 | 818 | 4,824 | 9.0% |
Edo | Owan East | 3,097 | 325 | 212 | 257 | 754 | 1,549 | 50.0% |
Edo | OwanWest | 11,274 | 647 | 1,433 | 1,416 | 2,954 | 6,450 | 57.2% |
Edo | Uhunmwonde | 15,564 | 421 | 1,916 | 2,879 | 4,835 | 10,051 | 64.6% |
Edo | EsanCent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Edo | EsanSout | 811 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 33 | 68 | 8.3% |
Edo | EsanWest | 848 | 5 | 6 | 60 | 231 | 302 | 35.7% |
Edo | EtsakoWe | 690 | 142 | 50 | 79 | 63 | 333 | 48.3% |
Ekiti | Ise/Orun | 2,182 | 4 | 108 | 67 | 155 | 333 | 15.3% |
Enugu | Oji-River | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Enugu | Uzo-Uwani | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Enugu | Ezeagu | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2% |
Imo | Ngor-Okp | 161 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
Imo | Oguta | 465 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.6% |
Imo | Ohaji/Eg | 2,219 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 33 | 1.5% |
Adamawa | Teungo | 4,507 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.1% |
Lagos | Ikorodu | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.4% |
Lagos | Kosofe | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Lagos | LagosIsland | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5% |
Lagos | Ojo | 268 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.5% |
Lagos | Alimosho | 50 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7.1% |
Lagos | Amuwo Odofin | 268 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.5% |
Lagos | Apapa | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6% |
Lagos | Badagary | 356 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.1% |
Lagos | Epe | 1,589 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 93 | 112 | 7.0% |
Lagos | Eti-Osa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22.9% |
Lagos | Ibeju/Lekki | 508 | 5 | 20 | 67 | 96 | 188 | 37.0% |
Ogun | IjebuNorth | 1,445 | 10 | 91 | 41 | 82 | 224 | 15.5% |
Ogun | IjebuOde | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12.4% |
Ogun | Ipokia | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3% |
Ogun | Obafemi-Owode | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36.7% |
Ogun | Odogbolu | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 26.0% |
Ogun | OgunWaterside | 11,846 | 34 | 30 | 58 | 258 | 380 | 3.2% |
Ogun | Shagamu | 61 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 17.9% |
Ogun | AdoOdo/Ota | 581 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 1.9% |
Ogun | Ewekoro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75.0% |
Ogun | Ifo | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 19.5% |
Ogun | IjebuEast | 46,116 | 1,169 | 816 | 1,197 | 2,184 | 5,366 | 11.6% |
Ondo | IlajeEseodo | 10,288 | 70 | 110 | 78 | 224 | 482 | 4.7% |
Ondo | IleOluji/Okeigbo | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 8.9% |
Ondo | Irele | 906 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 52 | 5.7% |
Ondo | Odigbo | 21,448 | 587 | 813 | 777 | 967 | 3,144 | 14.7% |
Ondo | Okitipupa | 2,576 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 70 | 102 | 3.9% |
Ondo | Ondo East | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.6% |
Ondo | Ondo West | 8,478 | 295 | 321 | 167 | 220 | 1,002 | 11.8% |
Ondo | Ose | 14,444 | 842 | 1,293 | 1,714 | 3,248 | 7,098 | 49.1% |
Ondo | Owo | 5,165 | 89 | 358 | 625 | 2,373 | 3,444 | 66.7% |
Ondo | Akure North | 137 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 37 | 26.8% |
Ondo | Ese-Odo | 19,184 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 94 | 129 | 0.7% |
Ondo | Idanre | 63,891 | 892 | 2,044 | 4,192 | 11,542 | 18,669 | 29.2% |
Ondo | Ifedore | 450 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 48 | 82 | 18.3% |
Akwa Ibom | Ikot-Aba | 640 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Akwa Ibom | Ini | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Akwa Ibom | Itu | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12.6% |
Akwa Ibom | Mbo | 575 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.7% |
Akwa Ibom | Mkpat Enin | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.8% |
Akwa Ibom | Eastern Obolo | 342 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 6.1% |
Akwa Ibom | Nsit Ubium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Akwa Ibom | Okobo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Akwa Ibom | Onna | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Akwa Ibom | Oron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Akwa Ibom | Oruk-Ana | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Akwa Ibom | Udung Uko | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6% |
Akwa Ibom | Ukanafun | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Akwa Ibom | Uruan | 395 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.6% |
Akwa Ibom | Eket | 503 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.2% |
Akwa Ibom | UrueOffo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Akwa Ibom | Uyo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Akwa Ibom | Esit Eket | 275 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2% |
Akwa Ibom | Etinan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Akwa Ibom | Ibeno | 3,558 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0.2% |
Osun | Ife North | 27,223 | 159 | 283 | 423 | 1,114 | 1,978 | 7.3% |
Osun | Ife South | 5,028 | 62 | 104 | 33 | 378 | 577 | 11.5% |
Osun | Isokan | 420 | 2 | 26 | 72 | 104 | 203 | 48.3% |
Osun | Ayedaade | 16,619 | 90 | 367 | 962 | 1,111 | 2,531 | 15.2% |
Oyo | Oluyole | 1,952 | 15 | 289 | 639 | 112 | 1,055 | 54.1% |
Oyo | Ona-Ara | 660 | 1 | 30 | 101 | 174 | 305 | 46.2% |
Rivers | Abua/Odu | 17,221 | 23 | 18 | 101 | 262 | 403 | 2.3% |
Rivers | Emuoha | 306 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1.7% |
Rivers | Etche | 73 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3.9% |
Rivers | Ikwerre | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rivers | Khana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rivers | Obio/Akp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rivers | Ogba/Egbe | 5,811 | 31 | 42 | 28 | 100 | 202 | 3.5% |
Rivers | Ogu/Bolo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rivers | Okrika | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2% |
Rivers | Omumma | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1% |
Rivers | Ahoada East | 279 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.1% |
Rivers | Opobo/Nkoro | 372 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3.1% |
Rivers | Oyigbo | 242 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1% |
Rivers | Port Harcourt | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rivers | Ahoada West | 5,292 | 15 | 10 | 33 | 63 | 122 | 2.3% |
Rivers | Akukutor | 3,637 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0.2% |
Rivers | Andoni/O | 361 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.4% |
Rivers | Asari-To | 68 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5.1% |
Rivers | Bonny | 519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1% |
Rivers | Degema | 3,323 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 0.5% |
Taraba | Sardauna | 20,679 | 467 | 363 | 718 | 629 | 2,178 | 10.5% |
Taraba | Ussa | 517 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.8% |
Taraba | Bali | 7,493 | 20 | 49 | 42 | 125 | 236 | 3.1% |
Taraba | Donga | 6,321 | 52 | 72 | 75 | 204 | 402 | 6.4% |
Taraba | Gashaka | 107,272 | 87 | 211 | 549 | 1,094 | 1,941 | 1.8% |
Taraba | Kurmi | 94,614 | 1,074 | 1,034 | 1,343 | 7,019 | 10,469 | 11.1% |
Anambra | Idemili South | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.1% |
Anambra | Ogbaru | 687 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1.1% |
Anambra | Onitsha North | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6% |
Anambra | Onitsha South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Anambra | OrumbaNo | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
Anambra | Anambra East | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Anambra | AwkaNort | 203 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2% |
Anambra | AwkaSout | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8% |
Anambra | Ayamelum | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20.0% |
Anambra | Ekwusigo | 142 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2.2% |
Bayelsa | Brass | 24,217 | 21 | 97 | 63 | 57 | 237 | 1.0% |
Bayelsa | Ekeremor | 70,530 | 116 | 136 | 174 | 308 | 734 | 1.0% |
Bayelsa | Kolokuma/Opokuma | 11,243 | 45 | 98 | 345 | 300 | 788 | 7.0% |
Bayelsa | Nembe | 6,480 | 5 | 4 | 61 | 31 | 102 | 1.6% |
Bayelsa | Ogbia | 35,195 | 50 | 74 | 396 | 542 | 1,062 | 3.0% |
Bayelsa | Sagbama | 28,981 | 84 | 200 | 192 | 785 | 1,262 | 4.4% |
Bayelsa | Southern Ijaw | 80,259 | 81 | 96 | 206 | 505 | 888 | 1.1% |
Bayelsa | Yenegoa | 13,390 | 26 | 97 | 165 | 347 | 635 | 4.7% |
Benue | Kwande | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Cross River | Etung | 52,663 | 290 | 208 | 293 | 1,776 | 2,566 | 4.9% |
Cross River | Ikom | 38,270 | 153 | 298 | 254 | 994 | 1,698 | 4.4% |
Cross River | Obanliku | 15,747 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 101 | 158 | 1.0% |
Cross River | Obubra | 10,413 | 114 | 96 | 124 | 810 | 1,144 | 11.0% |
Cross River | Obudu | 5,584 | 10 | 12 | 88 | 140 | 250 | 4.5% |
Cross River | Odukpani | 3,520 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 48 | 1.4% |
Cross River | Ogoja | 507 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 3.0% |
Cross River | Yakurr | 3,967 | 106 | 150 | 157 | 521 | 934 | 23.5% |
Cross River | Akamkpa | 343,131 | 847 | 1,522 | 4,922 | 9,100 | 16,391 | 4.8% |
Cross River | Akpabuyo | 3,921 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 0.8% |
Cross River | Bakassi | 273 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
Cross River | Bekwarra | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2% |
Cross River | Biase | 5,945 | 74 | 94 | 321 | 1,040 | 1,530 | 25.7% |
Cross River | Boki | 197,353 | 272 | 780 | 1,826 | 3,724 | 6,601 | 3.3% |
Cross River | Calabar | 239 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.2% |
Cross River | Calabar South | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3% |
Primary forest loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)
Sub-national admin area 1 | Primary forest extent (2000) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-05) ha | Primary forest loss (2006-10) ha | Primary forest loss (2011-15) ha | Primary forest loss (2016-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abia | 2,523 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 32 | 1.3% |
Delta | 231,559 | 384 | 733 | 1,416 | 1,965 | 4,497 | 1.9% |
Ebonyi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Edo | 162,495 | 4,090 | 7,281 | 9,823 | 14,163 | 35,357 | 21.8% |
Ekiti | 2,182 | 4 | 108 | 67 | 155 | 333 | 15.3% |
Enugu | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5% |
Imo | 2,845 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 37 | 1.3% |
Adamawa | 4,507 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.1% |
Lagos | 3,092 | 10 | 28 | 81 | 198 | 317 | 10.3% |
Ogun | 60,216 | 1,214 | 944 | 1,311 | 2,541 | 6,010 | 10.0% |
Ondo | 147,081 | 2,819 | 4,985 | 7,603 | 18,842 | 34,250 | 23.3% |
Akwa Ibom | 6,803 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 41 | 0.6% |
Osun | 49,290 | 313 | 780 | 1,490 | 2,706 | 5,289 | 10.7% |
Oyo | 2,612 | 16 | 319 | 740 | 286 | 1,361 | 52.1% |
Rivers | 37,781 | 74 | 87 | 173 | 444 | 778 | 2.1% |
Taraba | 236,897 | 1,700 | 1,731 | 2,728 | 9,071 | 15,230 | 6.4% |
Anambra | 1,269 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 1.1% |
Bayelsa | 270,295 | 428 | 803 | 1,601 | 2,875 | 5,707 | 2.1% |
Benue | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Cross River | 681,638 | 1,877 | 3,193 | 8,038 | 18,263 | 31,372 | 4.6% |
Primary forest loss by year at the subnational area (administrative level 2)
Sub-national admin area 1 | Admin area 2 | Primary forest extent (2001) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-05) ha | Primary forest loss (2006-10) ha | Primary forest loss (2011-15) ha | Primary forest loss (2016-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abia | Osisioma Ngwa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Abia | Ukwa East | 1,734 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
Abia | Ukwa West | 475 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1% |
Abia | Umu-Nneochi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Abia | Arochukw | 206 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 31 | 14.9% |
Abia | Isiala Ngwa South | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4% |
Abia | Oboma Ngwa | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2% |
Delta | AniochaN | 521 | 1 | 27 | 225 | 13 | 266 | 51.0% |
Delta | IsokoSou | 3,618 | 9 | 62 | 46 | 101 | 218 | 6.0% |
Delta | Ndokwa East | 7,758 | 11 | 29 | 58 | 274 | 373 | 4.8% |
Delta | Ndokwa West | 1,759 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 59 | 3.3% |
Delta | Okpe | 4,722 | 16 | 32 | 44 | 38 | 130 | 2.8% |
Delta | Oshimili North | 1,113 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 1.5% |
Delta | Oshimili South | 1,291 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 2.5% |
Delta | Patani | 2,106 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 83 | 110 | 5.2% |
Delta | Sapele | 10,679 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 82 | 139 | 1.3% |
Delta | Udu | 664 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 3.6% |
Delta | Ughelli North | 1,176 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 69 | 5.8% |
Delta | AniochaS | 1,369 | 7 | 73 | 295 | 10 | 385 | 28.1% |
Delta | Ughelli South | 7,568 | 16 | 19 | 45 | 170 | 250 | 3.3% |
Delta | Ukwuani | 1,587 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 1.3% |
Delta | Uvwie | 542 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 5.1% |
Delta | Warri North | 62,602 | 11 | 17 | 113 | 144 | 285 | 0.5% |
Delta | Warri South | 5,688 | 7 | 27 | 39 | 31 | 104 | 1.8% |
Delta | Warri South-West | 43,367 | 70 | 97 | 115 | 205 | 487 | 1.1% |
Delta | Bomadi | 4,277 | 23 | 36 | 49 | 171 | 280 | 6.5% |
Delta | Burutu | 62,854 | 144 | 193 | 261 | 558 | 1,156 | 1.8% |
Delta | Ethiope West | 5,218 | 13 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 55 | 1.0% |
Delta | EthiopeE | 280 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.8% |
Delta | IkaSouth | 163 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2.7% |
Delta | IsokoNor | 636 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0.7% |
Ebonyi | Ishielu | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Edo | Igueben | 1,093 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 197 | 209 | 19.1% |
Edo | Ikpoba-Okha | 10,261 | 52 | 166 | 268 | 534 | 1,020 | 9.9% |
Edo | Oredo Edo | 2,544 | 52 | 71 | 287 | 585 | 995 | 39.1% |
Edo | Orhionmw | 6,202 | 113 | 214 | 238 | 76 | 642 | 10.3% |
Edo | OviaNort | 56,297 | 1,429 | 2,103 | 2,300 | 3,082 | 8,913 | 15.8% |
Edo | OviaSouth-West | 53,814 | 898 | 1,093 | 2,015 | 818 | 4,824 | 9.0% |
Edo | Owan East | 3,097 | 325 | 212 | 257 | 754 | 1,549 | 50.0% |
Edo | OwanWest | 11,274 | 647 | 1,433 | 1,416 | 2,954 | 6,450 | 57.2% |
Edo | Uhunmwonde | 15,564 | 421 | 1,916 | 2,879 | 4,835 | 10,051 | 64.6% |
Edo | EsanCent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Edo | EsanSout | 811 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 33 | 68 | 8.3% |
Edo | EsanWest | 848 | 5 | 6 | 60 | 231 | 302 | 35.7% |
Edo | EtsakoWe | 690 | 142 | 50 | 79 | 63 | 333 | 48.3% |
Ekiti | Ise/Orun | 2,182 | 4 | 108 | 67 | 155 | 333 | 15.3% |
Enugu | Oji-River | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Enugu | Uzo-Uwani | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Enugu | Ezeagu | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2% |
Imo | Ngor-Okp | 161 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
Imo | Oguta | 465 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.6% |
Imo | Ohaji/Eg | 2,219 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 33 | 1.5% |
Adamawa | Teungo | 4,507 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.1% |
Lagos | Ikorodu | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.4% |
Lagos | Kosofe | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Lagos | LagosIsland | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5% |
Lagos | Ojo | 268 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.5% |
Lagos | Alimosho | 50 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7.1% |
Lagos | Amuwo Odofin | 268 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.5% |
Lagos | Apapa | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6% |
Lagos | Badagary | 356 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.1% |
Lagos | Epe | 1,589 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 93 | 112 | 7.0% |
Lagos | Eti-Osa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22.9% |
Lagos | Ibeju/Lekki | 508 | 5 | 20 | 67 | 96 | 188 | 37.0% |
Ogun | IjebuNorth | 1,445 | 10 | 91 | 41 | 82 | 224 | 15.5% |
Ogun | IjebuOde | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12.4% |
Ogun | Ipokia | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3% |
Ogun | Obafemi-Owode | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36.7% |
Ogun | Odogbolu | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 26.0% |
Ogun | OgunWaterside | 11,846 | 34 | 30 | 58 | 258 | 380 | 3.2% |
Ogun | Shagamu | 61 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 17.9% |
Ogun | AdoOdo/Ota | 581 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 1.9% |
Ogun | Ewekoro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75.0% |
Ogun | Ifo | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 19.5% |
Ogun | IjebuEast | 46,116 | 1,169 | 816 | 1,197 | 2,184 | 5,366 | 11.6% |
Ondo | IlajeEseodo | 10,288 | 70 | 110 | 78 | 224 | 482 | 4.7% |
Ondo | IleOluji/Okeigbo | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 8.9% |
Ondo | Irele | 906 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 52 | 5.7% |
Ondo | Odigbo | 21,448 | 587 | 813 | 777 | 967 | 3,144 | 14.7% |
Ondo | Okitipupa | 2,576 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 70 | 102 | 3.9% |
Ondo | Ondo East | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.6% |
Ondo | Ondo West | 8,478 | 295 | 321 | 167 | 220 | 1,002 | 11.8% |
Ondo | Ose | 14,444 | 842 | 1,293 | 1,714 | 3,248 | 7,098 | 49.1% |
Ondo | Owo | 5,165 | 89 | 358 | 625 | 2,373 | 3,444 | 66.7% |
Ondo | Akure North | 137 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 37 | 26.8% |
Ondo | Ese-Odo | 19,184 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 94 | 129 | 0.7% |
Ondo | Idanre | 63,891 | 892 | 2,044 | 4,192 | 11,542 | 18,669 | 29.2% |
Ondo | Ifedore | 450 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 48 | 82 | 18.3% |
Akwa Ibom | Ikot-Aba | 640 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Akwa Ibom | Ini | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Akwa Ibom | Itu | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12.6% |
Akwa Ibom | Mbo | 575 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.7% |
Akwa Ibom | Mkpat Enin | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.8% |
Akwa Ibom | Eastern Obolo | 342 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 6.1% |
Akwa Ibom | Nsit Ubium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Akwa Ibom | Okobo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Akwa Ibom | Onna | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Akwa Ibom | Oron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Akwa Ibom | Oruk-Ana | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Akwa Ibom | Udung Uko | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6% |
Akwa Ibom | Ukanafun | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Akwa Ibom | Uruan | 395 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.6% |
Akwa Ibom | Eket | 503 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.2% |
Akwa Ibom | UrueOffo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Akwa Ibom | Uyo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Akwa Ibom | Esit Eket | 275 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2% |
Akwa Ibom | Etinan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Akwa Ibom | Ibeno | 3,558 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0.2% |
Osun | Ife North | 27,223 | 159 | 283 | 423 | 1,114 | 1,978 | 7.3% |
Osun | Ife South | 5,028 | 62 | 104 | 33 | 378 | 577 | 11.5% |
Osun | Isokan | 420 | 2 | 26 | 72 | 104 | 203 | 48.3% |
Osun | Ayedaade | 16,619 | 90 | 367 | 962 | 1,111 | 2,531 | 15.2% |
Oyo | Oluyole | 1,952 | 15 | 289 | 639 | 112 | 1,055 | 54.1% |
Oyo | Ona-Ara | 660 | 1 | 30 | 101 | 174 | 305 | 46.2% |
Rivers | Abua/Odu | 17,221 | 23 | 18 | 101 | 262 | 403 | 2.3% |
Rivers | Emuoha | 306 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1.7% |
Rivers | Etche | 73 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3.9% |
Rivers | Ikwerre | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rivers | Khana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rivers | Obio/Akp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rivers | Ogba/Egbe | 5,811 | 31 | 42 | 28 | 100 | 202 | 3.5% |
Rivers | Ogu/Bolo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rivers | Okrika | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2% |
Rivers | Omumma | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1% |
Rivers | Ahoada East | 279 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.1% |
Rivers | Opobo/Nkoro | 372 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3.1% |
Rivers | Oyigbo | 242 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1% |
Rivers | Port Harcourt | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rivers | Ahoada West | 5,292 | 15 | 10 | 33 | 63 | 122 | 2.3% |
Rivers | Akukutor | 3,637 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0.2% |
Rivers | Andoni/O | 361 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.4% |
Rivers | Asari-To | 68 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5.1% |
Rivers | Bonny | 519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1% |
Rivers | Degema | 3,323 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 0.5% |
Taraba | Sardauna | 20,679 | 467 | 363 | 718 | 629 | 2,178 | 10.5% |
Taraba | Ussa | 517 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.8% |
Taraba | Bali | 7,493 | 20 | 49 | 42 | 125 | 236 | 3.1% |
Taraba | Donga | 6,321 | 52 | 72 | 75 | 204 | 402 | 6.4% |
Taraba | Gashaka | 107,272 | 87 | 211 | 549 | 1,094 | 1,941 | 1.8% |
Taraba | Kurmi | 94,614 | 1,074 | 1,034 | 1,343 | 7,019 | 10,469 | 11.1% |
Anambra | Idemili South | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.1% |
Anambra | Ogbaru | 687 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1.1% |
Anambra | Onitsha North | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6% |
Anambra | Onitsha South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Anambra | OrumbaNo | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
Anambra | Anambra East | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Anambra | AwkaNort | 203 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2% |
Anambra | AwkaSout | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8% |
Anambra | Ayamelum | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20.0% |
Anambra | Ekwusigo | 142 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2.2% |
Bayelsa | Brass | 24,217 | 21 | 97 | 63 | 57 | 237 | 1.0% |
Bayelsa | Ekeremor | 70,530 | 116 | 136 | 174 | 308 | 734 | 1.0% |
Bayelsa | Kolokuma/Opokuma | 11,243 | 45 | 98 | 345 | 300 | 788 | 7.0% |
Bayelsa | Nembe | 6,480 | 5 | 4 | 61 | 31 | 102 | 1.6% |
Bayelsa | Ogbia | 35,195 | 50 | 74 | 396 | 542 | 1,062 | 3.0% |
Bayelsa | Sagbama | 28,981 | 84 | 200 | 192 | 785 | 1,262 | 4.4% |
Bayelsa | Southern Ijaw | 80,259 | 81 | 96 | 206 | 505 | 888 | 1.1% |
Bayelsa | Yenegoa | 13,390 | 26 | 97 | 165 | 347 | 635 | 4.7% |
Benue | Kwande | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Cross River | Etung | 52,663 | 290 | 208 | 293 | 1,776 | 2,566 | 4.9% |
Cross River | Ikom | 38,270 | 153 | 298 | 254 | 994 | 1,698 | 4.4% |
Cross River | Obanliku | 15,747 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 101 | 158 | 1.0% |
Cross River | Obubra | 10,413 | 114 | 96 | 124 | 810 | 1,144 | 11.0% |
Cross River | Obudu | 5,584 | 10 | 12 | 88 | 140 | 250 | 4.5% |
Cross River | Odukpani | 3,520 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 48 | 1.4% |
Cross River | Ogoja | 507 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 3.0% |
Cross River | Yakurr | 3,967 | 106 | 150 | 157 | 521 | 934 | 23.5% |
Cross River | Akamkpa | 343,131 | 847 | 1,522 | 4,922 | 9,100 | 16,391 | 4.8% |
Cross River | Akpabuyo | 3,921 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 0.8% |
Cross River | Bakassi | 273 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
Cross River | Bekwarra | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2% |
Cross River | Biase | 5,945 | 74 | 94 | 321 | 1,040 | 1,530 | 25.7% |
Cross River | Boki | 197,353 | 272 | 780 | 1,826 | 3,724 | 6,601 | 3.3% |
Cross River | Calabar | 239 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.2% |
Cross River | Calabar South | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3% |
2019 forest data for Nigeria | Archived forest data for Nigeria | Forest data for Nigeria
Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.
Citation: Mongabay. "Deforestation statistics for [selected country name]". Accessed on [date] from worldrainforests.com.
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