Azerbaijan vs Niger: Forest area
Azerbaijan
1.21 million hectares
in 2025
Niger
1.06 million hectares
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
122nd
Niger rank
125th
Forest area over time
- Azerbaijan
- Niger
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 1.21 million hectares against 1.06 million hectares in Niger, a difference of 158,560 hectares.
That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Niger ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 122nd and Niger ranks 125th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 963,856 hectares | 1.67 million hectares | 703,539 hectares | Niger |
| 2000s | 1.01 million hectares | 1.27 million hectares | 264,618 hectares | Niger |
| 2010s | 1.08 million hectares | 1.15 million hectares | 67,080 hectares | Niger |
| 2020s | 1.19 million hectares | 1.07 million hectares | 120,025 hectares | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Azerbaijan or Niger?
- Azerbaijan, at 1.21 million hectares against 1.06 million hectares in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Azerbaijan and Niger?
- 158,560 hectares, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Niger?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Niger rank globally for forest area?
- Azerbaijan ranks 122nd 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.