China vs Nigeria

China vs Nigeria: Forest area

Forest area in 2024: 24% in China and 19% in Nigeria, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in China, by 5.1 percentage points, or 1.27 times that in Nigeria.

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% of land · FAO

China vs Nigeria: Forest areaForest area in 2024: 24% in China and 19% in Nigeria, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in China, by 5.1 percentage points, or 1.27 times that in Nigeria.
ChinaNigeriaWorld

What the numbers say

  • China has been higher since 2009, when it overtook Nigeria.
  • In 2024, China ranked 121 and Nigeria ranked 132 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of land · FAO

YearChinaNigeriaWorld
20242419–
202323.919.131.1
202223.719.231.1
202123.519.431.2
202023.319.531.2
201923.219.631.2
20182319.831.3
201722.819.931.3
201622.620.131.3
201522.420.231.4
201422.220.331.4
20132220.531.4
201221.820.631.5
201121.620.831.9
201021.420.932
200921.12132
200820.921.232
200720.621.332.1
200620.421.532.1
200520.121.632.1
200419.921.732.2
200319.621.932.3
200219.42232.3
200119.122.232.3
200018.922.332.4
199918.622.432.5
199818.422.632.5
199718.222.732.6
19961822.932.7
199517.82332.7
199417.623.132.8
199317.423.332.8
199217.223.433
19911723.5–
199016.723.7–

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Good to know

  • The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
  • Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
  • Ranks count the 209 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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