Which has higher forestland — area, Guyana or Nigeria?

Guyana, at 18,377 1000 ha against 17,130 1000 ha in Nigeria as of 2025.

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

1,247 1000 ha, with Guyana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana 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.

Guyana vs Nigeria: Forestland — Area

Guyana

18,377 1000 ha

in 2025

Nigeria

17,130 1000 ha

in 2025

Guyana rank

34th

Nigeria rank

37th

Forestland — Area over time

Guyana
Nigeria

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 18,377 1000 ha against 17,130 1000 ha in Nigeria, a difference of 1,247 1000 ha.

That makes Guyana'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.

Guyana ranks 34th and Nigeria ranks 37th of 223 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guyana	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	18,585 1000 ha	21,000 1000 ha	2,415 1000 ha	Nigeria
2000s	18,544 1000 ha	19,731 1000 ha	1,187 1000 ha	Nigeria
2010s	18,470 1000 ha	18,462 1000 ha	7.47 1000 ha	Guyana
2020s	18,396 1000 ha	17,447 1000 ha	949.08 1000 ha	Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forestland — area, Guyana or Nigeria?: Guyana, at 18,377 1000 ha against 17,130 1000 ha in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in forestland — area between Guyana and Nigeria?: 1,247 1000 ha, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Nigeria?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Guyana and Nigeria rank globally for forestland — area?: Guyana ranks 34th and Nigeria ranks 37th of 223 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).