Nigeria vs Sudan: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area

Nigeria

-0.7%

in 2025

Sudan

-0.8%

in 2025

Nigeria rank

203rd

Sudan rank

204th

Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time

Nigeria currently reports -0.7% against -0.8% in Sudan, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 203rd and Sudan ranks 204th of 228 countries.

Indicator: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Unit: %
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 228 places, 7,980 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.