Nigeria vs Thailand: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Nigeria

94,299 hectares

in 2024

Thailand

124,686 hectares

in 2024

Nigeria rank

19th

Thailand rank

17th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Thailand currently reports 124,686 hectares against 94,299 hectares in Nigeria, a difference of 30,387 hectares.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 19th and Thailand ranks 17th of 187 countries.

Indicator: Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.