Which has higher forestland — area, Chile or Nigeria?

Chile, at 18,162 1000 ha against 17,130 1000 ha in Nigeria as of 2025.

What is the difference in forestland — area between Chile and Nigeria?

1,032 1000 ha, with Chile ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Nigeria?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chile vs Nigeria: Forestland — Area

Chile

18,162 1000 ha

in 2025

Nigeria

17,130 1000 ha

in 2025

Chile rank

35th

Nigeria rank

37th

Forestland — Area over time

Chile
Nigeria

How they compare

Chile currently reports 18,162 1000 ha against 17,130 1000 ha in Nigeria, a difference of 1,032 1000 ha.

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

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

Chile ranks 35th and Nigeria ranks 37th of 217 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	17,087 1000 ha	21,000 1000 ha	3,913 1000 ha	Nigeria
2000s	17,701 1000 ha	19,731 1000 ha	2,030 1000 ha	Nigeria
2010s	18,157 1000 ha	18,462 1000 ha	304.95 1000 ha	Nigeria
2020s	18,174 1000 ha	17,447 1000 ha	726.95 1000 ha	Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forestland — area, Chile or Nigeria?: Chile, at 18,162 1000 ha against 17,130 1000 ha in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in forestland — area between Chile and Nigeria?: 1,032 1000 ha, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Nigeria?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Chile and Nigeria rank globally for forestland — area?: Chile ranks 35th and Nigeria ranks 37th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forestland — Area
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: 12 August 2026

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).