Niger vs Yemen: Forest land — Share in Land area

Niger
0.84 %
in 2024
Yemen
1.04 %
in 2024
Niger rank
219th
Yemen rank
217th

Forest land — Share in Land area over time

  • Niger
  • Yemen
00.511.5199020072024

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 1.04 % against 0.84 % in Niger, a difference of 0.2 %.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Niger ahead.

Niger ranks 219th and Yemen ranks 217th of 231 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 1.32 % 1.04 % 0.277 % Niger
2000s 1.01 % 1.04 % 0.035 % Yemen
2010s 0.905 % 1.04 % 0.135 % Yemen
2020s 0.844 % 1.04 % 0.196 % Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Niger or Yemen?
Yemen, at 1.04 % against 0.84 % in Niger as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Niger and Yemen?
0.2 %, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Yemen?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Niger and Yemen rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
Niger ranks 219th and Yemen ranks 217th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Share in 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 — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
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.