Niger vs East Timor: Forest area
Niger
1.06 million hectares
in 2025
East Timor
1.05 million hectares
in 2025
Niger rank
125th
East Timor rank
126th
Forest area over time
- Niger
- East Timor
How they compare
Niger currently reports 1.06 million hectares against 1.05 million hectares in East Timor, a difference of 770 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Niger ranks 125th and East Timor ranks 126th of 235 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.67 million hectares | 1.09 million hectares | 573,125 hectares | Niger |
| 2000s | 1.27 million hectares | 1.08 million hectares | 191,940 hectares | Niger |
| 2010s | 1.15 million hectares | 1.07 million hectares | 81,740 hectares | Niger |
| 2020s | 1.07 million hectares | 1.06 million hectares | 10,950 hectares | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Niger or East Timor?
- Niger, at 1.06 million hectares against 1.05 million hectares in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Niger and East Timor?
- 770 hectares, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and East Timor?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Niger and East Timor rank globally for forest area?
- Niger ranks 125th and East Timor ranks 126th 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.