Madagascar vs Nigeria: Annual change in forest area
Madagascar
-124,278 hectares
in 2025
Nigeria
-126,882 hectares
in 2025
Madagascar rank
218th
Nigeria rank
219th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Madagascar
- Nigeria
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports -124,278 hectares against -126,882 hectares in Nigeria, a difference of 2,604 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 218th and Nigeria ranks 219th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -66,278 hectares | -126,883 hectares | 60,605 hectares | Madagascar |
| 2000s | -102,757 hectares | -126,883 hectares | 24,126 hectares | Madagascar |
| 2010s | -138,917 hectares | -126,883 hectares | 12,034 hectares | Nigeria |
| 2020s | -123,636 hectares | -126,882 hectares | 3,246 hectares | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Madagascar or Nigeria?
- Madagascar, at -124,278 hectares against -126,882 hectares in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Madagascar and Nigeria?
- 2,604 hectares, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Nigeria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Nigeria rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Madagascar ranks 218th and Nigeria ranks 219th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.