Guyana vs Nigeria: Forest area
Guyana
18.38 million hectares
in 2025
Nigeria
17.13 million hectares
in 2025
Guyana rank
36th
Nigeria rank
39th
Forest area over time
- Guyana
- Nigeria
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 18.38 million hectares against 17.13 million hectares in Nigeria, a difference of 1.25 million hectares.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.
Guyana ranks 36th and Nigeria ranks 39th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.59 million hectares | 21.00 million hectares | 2.41 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 18.54 million hectares | 19.73 million hectares | 1.19 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 18.47 million hectares | 18.46 million hectares | 7,460 hectares | Guyana |
| 2020s | 18.40 million hectares | 17.45 million hectares | 949,083 hectares | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Guyana or Nigeria?
- Guyana, at 18.38 million hectares against 17.13 million hectares in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Guyana and Nigeria?
- 1.25 million hectares, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Nigeria?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Nigeria rank globally for forest area?
- Guyana ranks 36th and Nigeria ranks 39th 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.