Belgium vs Nigeria: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per square kilometre

Belgium
0.022 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0193 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
116th
Nigeria rank
118th

Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Belgium
  • Nigeria
00.0050.010.0150.020.025199020062023

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.022 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0193 1000 ha per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.

Belgium ranks 116th and Nigeria ranks 118th of 191 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0224 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0218 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre Belgium
2010s 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0204 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre Belgium
2020s 0.022 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — area, per square kilometre, Belgium or Nigeria?
Belgium, at 0.022 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0193 1000 ha per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — area, per square kilometre between Belgium and Nigeria?
0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Nigeria?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Nigeria rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — area, per square kilometre?
Belgium ranks 116th and Nigeria ranks 118th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 6,341 data points, 1990–2023
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Carbon stock change in forests — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.