Mexico vs Nigeria: Annual change in forest area
Mexico
-127,766 hectares
in 2025
Nigeria
-126,882 hectares
in 2025
Mexico rank
220th
Nigeria rank
219th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Mexico
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports -126,882 hectares against -127,766 hectares in Mexico, a difference of 884 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Nigeria ahead.
Mexico ranks 220th and Nigeria ranks 219th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -221,027 hectares | -126,883 hectares | 94,144 hectares | Nigeria |
| 2000s | -151,524 hectares | -126,883 hectares | 24,641 hectares | Nigeria |
| 2010s | -126,726 hectares | -126,883 hectares | 157.2 hectares | Mexico |
| 2020s | -127,766 hectares | -126,882 hectares | 884.17 hectares | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Mexico or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at -126,882 hectares against -127,766 hectares in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Mexico and Nigeria?
- 884 hectares, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Nigeria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Nigeria rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Mexico ranks 220th and Nigeria ranks 219th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – 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.