China vs Nigeria: Drivers of deforestation
China
26,740 hectares
in 2023
Nigeria
22,772 hectares
in 2023
China rank
11th
Nigeria rank
14th
Drivers of deforestation over time
- China
- Nigeria
How they compare
China currently reports 26,740 hectares against 22,772 hectares in Nigeria, a difference of 3,968 hectares.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Nigeria ahead.
China ranks 11th and Nigeria ranks 14th of 166 countries.
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About this data
Estimates of commodity-driven deforestation, measured in hectares per year. This includes deforestation caused by the production of agricultural products and forestry, which account for approximately 90% of the world's deforestation.