Nigeria vs Polynesia: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land

Nigeria
15.52 %
in 2025
Polynesia
15.03 %
in 2025
Nigeria rank
75th
Polynesia rank
76th

Planted Forest — Share in Forest land over time

  • Nigeria
  • Polynesia
051015199020072025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 15.52 % against 15.03 % in Polynesia, a difference of 0.49 %.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Polynesia ahead.

Nigeria ranks 75th and Polynesia ranks 76th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Polynesia Difference Ahead
1990s 8.33 % 14.68 % 6.36 % Polynesia
2000s 10.38 % 15.25 % 4.87 % Polynesia
2010s 12.71 % 15.23 % 2.52 % Polynesia
2020s 14.81 % 15.08 % 0.2667 % Polynesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — share in forest land, Nigeria or Polynesia?
Nigeria, at 15.52 % against 15.03 % in Polynesia as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — share in forest land between Nigeria and Polynesia?
0.49 %, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Polynesia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Polynesia rank globally for planted forest — share in forest land?
Nigeria ranks 75th and Polynesia ranks 76th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. 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 — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
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.