Congo vs Niger: Share of annual global forest expansion
Congo
0.3%
in 2020
Niger
0.3%
in 2020
Congo rank
24th
Niger rank
22nd
Share of annual global forest expansion over time
- Congo
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Congo, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 24th and Niger ranks 22nd of 110 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of annual global forest expansion, Congo or Niger?
- Niger, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Congo as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of annual global forest expansion between Congo and Niger?
- 0.0%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Niger?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Congo and Niger rank globally for share of annual global forest expansion?
- Congo ranks 24th and Niger ranks 22nd of 110 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of annual global forest expansion. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.