Nigeria vs Suriname: Forest land — Area

Nigeria
17,130 1000 ha
in 2025
Suriname
14,674 1000 ha
in 2025
Nigeria rank
41st
Suriname rank
44th

Forest land — Area over time

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

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 17,130 1000 ha against 14,674 1000 ha in Suriname, a difference of 2,456 1000 ha.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Suriname's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 41st and Suriname ranks 44th of 231 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Suriname Difference Ahead
1990s 21,000 1000 ha 14,882 1000 ha 6,118 1000 ha Nigeria
2000s 19,731 1000 ha 14,884 1000 ha 4,847 1000 ha Nigeria
2010s 18,462 1000 ha 14,831 1000 ha 3,631 1000 ha Nigeria
2020s 17,447 1000 ha 14,720 1000 ha 2,727 1000 ha Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Nigeria or Suriname?
Nigeria, at 17,130 1000 ha against 14,674 1000 ha in Suriname as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Nigeria and Suriname?
2,456 1000 ha, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Suriname?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Suriname rank globally for forest land — area?
Nigeria ranks 41st and Suriname ranks 44th 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.