Afghanistan vs Niger: Forest area
Afghanistan
1.21 million hectares
in 2025
Niger
1.06 million hectares
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
123rd
Niger rank
125th
Forest area over time
- Afghanistan
- Niger
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 1.21 million hectares against 1.06 million hectares in Niger, a difference of 154,340 hectares.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Niger ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 123rd and Niger ranks 125th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.21 million hectares | 1.67 million hectares | 457,955 hectares | Niger |
| 2000s | 1.21 million hectares | 1.27 million hectares | 62,770 hectares | Niger |
| 2010s | 1.21 million hectares | 1.15 million hectares | 61,430 hectares | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 1.21 million hectares | 1.07 million hectares | 142,040 hectares | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Afghanistan or Niger?
- Afghanistan, at 1.21 million hectares against 1.06 million hectares in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Afghanistan and Niger?
- 154,340 hectares, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Niger?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Niger rank globally for forest area?
- Afghanistan ranks 123rd and Niger ranks 125th 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.