New Zealand vs Nigeria: Planted Forest — Area

New Zealand
2,434 1000 ha
in 2025
Nigeria
2,658 1000 ha
in 2025
New Zealand rank
24th
Nigeria rank
21st

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • New Zealand
  • Nigeria
01.0k2.0k3.0k199020072025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 2,658 1000 ha against 2,434 1000 ha in New Zealand, a difference of 224 1000 ha.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.

New Zealand ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 21st of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 1,753 1000 ha 1,747 1000 ha 6.86 1000 ha New Zealand
2000s 2,025 1000 ha 2,045 1000 ha 20.6 1000 ha Nigeria
2010s 2,044 1000 ha 2,344 1000 ha 299.72 1000 ha Nigeria
2020s 2,279 1000 ha 2,583 1000 ha 304.47 1000 ha Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, New Zealand or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 2,658 1000 ha against 2,434 1000 ha in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between New Zealand and Nigeria?
224 1000 ha, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Nigeria?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and Nigeria rank globally for planted forest — area?
New Zealand ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 21st of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted Forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Planted Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 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.