Kenya vs Nigeria: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita

Kenya
0.0001 1000 ha per person
in 2025
Nigeria
0.0001 1000 ha per person
in 2025
Kenya rank
144th
Nigeria rank
143rd

Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita over time

  • Kenya
  • Nigeria
0000199020072025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0001 1000 ha per person against 0.0001 1000 ha per person in Kenya, a difference of 0 1000 ha per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

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

Kenya ranks 144th and Nigeria ranks 143rd of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0001 1000 ha per person 0.0002 1000 ha per person 0 1000 ha per person Nigeria
2000s 0.0001 1000 ha per person 0.0001 1000 ha per person 0 1000 ha per person Nigeria
2010s 0.0001 1000 ha per person 0.0001 1000 ha per person 0 1000 ha per person Nigeria
2020s 0.0001 1000 ha per person 0.0001 1000 ha per person 0 1000 ha per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita, Kenya or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0001 1000 ha per person against 0.0001 1000 ha per person in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita between Kenya and Nigeria?
0 1000 ha per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita?
Kenya ranks 144th and Nigeria ranks 143rd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita
Unit
1000 ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 6,723 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Carbon stock change in forests — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.