Burkina Faso vs Nigeria: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Burkina Faso
-119,860 hectares
in 2025
Nigeria
-126,882 hectares
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
217th
Nigeria rank
219th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Burkina Faso
- Nigeria
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports -119,860 hectares against -126,882 hectares in Nigeria, a difference of 7,022 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Nigeria ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 217th and Nigeria ranks 219th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -192,114 hectares | -126,883 hectares | 65,231 hectares | Nigeria |
| 2000s | -140,090 hectares | -126,883 hectares | 13,207 hectares | Nigeria |
| 2010s | -121,305 hectares | -126,883 hectares | 5,578 hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | -119,860 hectares | -126,882 hectares | 7,022 hectares | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Burkina Faso or Nigeria?
- Burkina Faso, at -119,860 hectares against -126,882 hectares in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
- 7,022 hectares, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Nigeria rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Burkina Faso ranks 217th 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. 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.