Liberia vs Nigeria: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita

Liberia
-0.6%
in 2025
Nigeria
-0.7%
in 2025
Liberia rank
199th
Nigeria rank
202nd

Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Liberia
  • Nigeria
-1.5-1-0.50199120082025

How they compare

Liberia currently reports -0.6% against -0.7% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 199th and Nigeria ranks 202nd of 227 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0% -0.6% 0.6% Liberia
2000s -0.4% -0.6% 0.2% Liberia
2010s -1.5% -0.7% 0.8% Nigeria
2020s -0.8% -0.7% 0.1% Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita, Liberia or Nigeria?
Liberia, at -0.6% against -0.7% in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita between Liberia and Nigeria?
0.1%, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Nigeria?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Liberia and Nigeria rank globally for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
Liberia ranks 199th and Nigeria ranks 202nd of 227 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita
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
227 places, 7,945 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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