Botswana vs Nigeria: Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1

Botswana
15,730 1000 ha
in 2025
Nigeria
17,130 1000 ha
in 2025
Botswana rank
42nd
Nigeria rank
41st

Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 over time

  • Botswana
  • Nigeria
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k199020072025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 17,130 1000 ha against 15,730 1000 ha in Botswana, a difference of 1,400 1000 ha.

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

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

Botswana ranks 42nd and Nigeria ranks 41st of 239 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 15,728 1000 ha 21,000 1000 ha 5,272 1000 ha Nigeria
2000s 15,728 1000 ha 19,731 1000 ha 4,003 1000 ha Nigeria
2010s 15,728 1000 ha 18,462 1000 ha 2,734 1000 ha Nigeria
2020s 15,730 1000 ha 17,447 1000 ha 1,717 1000 ha Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forestland — area — fao tier 1, Botswana or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 17,130 1000 ha against 15,730 1000 ha in Botswana as of 2025.
What is the difference in forestland — area — fao tier 1 between Botswana and Nigeria?
1,400 1000 ha, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nigeria?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Botswana and Nigeria rank globally for forestland — area — fao tier 1?
Botswana ranks 42nd and Nigeria ranks 41st of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).