Eritrea vs Niger: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Eritrea
-5,980 hectares
in 2025
Niger
-4,920 hectares
in 2025
Eritrea rank
185th
Niger rank
182nd
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time
- Eritrea
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports -4,920 hectares against -5,980 hectares in Eritrea, a difference of 1,060 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 185th and Niger ranks 182nd of 235 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -5,980 hectares | -61,690 hectares | 55,710 hectares | Eritrea |
| 2000s | -5,979 hectares | -17,347 hectares | 11,368 hectares | Eritrea |
| 2010s | -5,980 hectares | -12,420 hectares | 6,440 hectares | Eritrea |
| 2020s | -5,980 hectares | -6,170 hectares | 190 hectares | Eritrea |
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, Eritrea or Niger?
- Niger, at -4,920 hectares against -5,980 hectares in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Eritrea and Niger?
- 1,060 hectares, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Niger?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Niger rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Eritrea ranks 185th and Niger ranks 182nd 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.