Nigeria vs United Kingdom: Planted Forest — Area

Nigeria
2,658 1000 ha
in 2025
United Kingdom
2,934 1000 ha
in 2025
Nigeria rank
25th
United Kingdom rank
22nd

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • Nigeria
  • United Kingdom
01.0k2.0k3.0k199020072025

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 2,934 1000 ha against 2,658 1000 ha in Nigeria, a difference of 276 1000 ha.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

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

Nigeria ranks 25th and United Kingdom ranks 22nd of 207 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 1,747 1000 ha 2,513 1000 ha 766.64 1000 ha United Kingdom
2000s 2,045 1000 ha 2,657 1000 ha 611.89 1000 ha United Kingdom
2010s 2,344 1000 ha 2,794 1000 ha 450.04 1000 ha United Kingdom
2020s 2,583 1000 ha 2,902 1000 ha 319.32 1000 ha United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, Nigeria or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 2,934 1000 ha against 2,658 1000 ha in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between Nigeria and United Kingdom?
276 1000 ha, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United Kingdom?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and United Kingdom rank globally for planted forest — area?
Nigeria ranks 25th and United Kingdom ranks 22nd of 207 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
239 places, 8,260 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.