Nigeria vs South Africa: Forestland — Area, per square kilometre
Nigeria
0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0187 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
119th
South Africa rank
120th
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Nigeria
- South Africa
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0187 1000 ha per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 119th and South Africa ranks 120th of 191 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0231 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.0217 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.0203 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.0193 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0186 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forestland — area, per square kilometre, Nigeria or South Africa?
- Nigeria, at 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0187 1000 ha per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forestland — area, per square kilometre between Nigeria and South Africa?
- 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and South Africa rank globally for forestland — area, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 119th and South Africa ranks 120th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forestland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forestland — 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.