Niger vs Yemen: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Niger
0.8%
in 2025
Yemen
1.0%
in 2025
Niger rank
200th
Yemen rank
198th
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- Niger
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 1.0% against 0.8% in Niger, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.3 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 200th and Yemen ranks 198th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Niger |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area as a proportion of total land area, Niger or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 1.0% against 0.8% in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area as a proportion of total land area between Niger and Yemen?
- 0.2%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Yemen?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Niger and Yemen rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Niger ranks 200th and Yemen ranks 198th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.