Botswana vs Nigeria: Forest area
Botswana
15,730 ha th
in 2025
Nigeria
17,130 ha th
in 2025
Botswana rank
39th
Nigeria rank
38th
Forest area over time
- Botswana
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 17,130 ha th against 15,730 ha th in Botswana, a difference of 1,400 ha th.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 39th and Nigeria ranks 38th of 236 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,728 ha th | 21,571 ha th | 5,843 ha th | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 15,728 ha th | 20,302 ha th | 4,574 ha th | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 15,728 ha th | 18,716 ha th | 2,988 ha th | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 15,730 ha th | 17,447 ha th | 1,717 ha th | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Botswana or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 17,130 ha th against 15,730 ha th in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Botswana and Nigeria?
- 1,400 ha th, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nigeria?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Nigeria rank globally for forest area?
- Botswana ranks 39th and Nigeria ranks 38th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.