Guyana vs Nigeria: Forest land — Area

Guyana
18,377 1000 ha
in 2025
Nigeria
17,130 1000 ha
in 2025
Guyana rank
38th
Nigeria rank
41st

Forest land — Area over time

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

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 18,377 1000 ha against 17,130 1000 ha in Nigeria, a difference of 1,247 1000 ha.

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 38th and Nigeria ranks 41st of 231 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 18,585 1000 ha 21,000 1000 ha 2,415 1000 ha Nigeria
2000s 18,544 1000 ha 19,731 1000 ha 1,187 1000 ha Nigeria
2010s 18,470 1000 ha 18,462 1000 ha 7.47 1000 ha Guyana
2020s 18,396 1000 ha 17,447 1000 ha 949.08 1000 ha Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Guyana or Nigeria?
Guyana, at 18,377 1000 ha against 17,130 1000 ha in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Guyana and Nigeria?
1,247 1000 ha, 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 land — area?
Guyana ranks 38th 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.