Chile vs Nigeria: Forest land — Area

Chile
18,162 1000 ha
in 2025
Nigeria
17,130 1000 ha
in 2025
Chile rank
39th
Nigeria rank
41st

Forest land — Area over time

  • Chile
  • Nigeria
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k199020072025

How they compare

Chile currently reports 18,162 1000 ha against 17,130 1000 ha in Nigeria, a difference of 1,032 1000 ha.

That makes Chile'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.

Chile ranks 39th and Nigeria ranks 41st of 231 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 17,087 1000 ha 21,000 1000 ha 3,913 1000 ha Nigeria
2000s 17,701 1000 ha 19,731 1000 ha 2,030 1000 ha Nigeria
2010s 18,157 1000 ha 18,462 1000 ha 304.95 1000 ha Nigeria
2020s 18,174 1000 ha 17,447 1000 ha 726.95 1000 ha Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Chile or Nigeria?
Chile, at 18,162 1000 ha against 17,130 1000 ha in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Chile and Nigeria?
1,032 1000 ha, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Nigeria?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Chile and Nigeria rank globally for forest land — area?
Chile ranks 39th and Nigeria ranks 41st of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.