Guyana vs Nigeria: Forest area
Guyana
18,377 ha th
in 2025
Nigeria
17,130 ha th
in 2025
Guyana rank
31st
Nigeria rank
34th
Forest area over time
- Guyana
- Nigeria
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 18,377 ha th against 17,130 ha th in Nigeria, a difference of 1,247 ha th.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.
Guyana ranks 31st and Nigeria ranks 34th of 212 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,602 ha th | 21,571 ha th | 2,969 ha th | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 18,564 ha th | 20,302 ha th | 1,738 ha th | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 18,491 ha th | 18,716 ha th | 225.4 ha th | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 18,396 ha th | 17,447 ha th | 949.05 ha th | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Guyana or Nigeria?
- Guyana, at 18,377 ha th against 17,130 ha th in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Guyana and Nigeria?
- 1,247 ha th, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Nigeria?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Nigeria rank globally for forest area?
- Guyana ranks 31st and Nigeria ranks 34th of 212 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.