Nigeria vs Thailand: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Nigeria
-0.7%
in 2025
Thailand
-0.7%
in 2025
Nigeria rank
203rd
Thailand rank
202nd
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- Nigeria
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports -0.7% against -0.7% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 203rd and Thailand ranks 202nd of 228 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.6% | -0.0% | 0.6% | Thailand |
| 2000s | -0.6% | -0.0% | 0.6% | Thailand |
| 2010s | -0.7% | 0.1% | 0.8% | Thailand |
| 2020s | -0.7% | -0.5% | 0.2% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area as a share of forest area, Nigeria or Thailand?
- Thailand, at -0.7% against -0.7% in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Nigeria and Thailand?
- 0.0%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Thailand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Thailand rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Nigeria ranks 203rd and Thailand ranks 202nd of 228 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.