Laos vs Nigeria: Drivers of deforestation

Laos
18,937 hectares
in 2023
Nigeria
22,772 hectares
in 2023
Laos rank
17th
Nigeria rank
14th

Drivers of deforestation over time

  • Laos
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 22,772 hectares against 18,937 hectares in Laos, a difference of 3,835 hectares.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Laos ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 14th of 166 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Drivers of deforestation
Unit
hectares
Source
Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
166 places, 2,829 data points, 2001–2023
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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.