Mozambique vs Nigeria: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land)

Mozambique
43,452 kt
in 2025
Nigeria
44,152 kt
in 2025
Mozambique rank
16th
Nigeria rank
15th

Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) over time

  • Mozambique
  • Nigeria
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k199020072025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 44,152 kt against 43,452 kt in Mozambique, a difference of 700 kt.

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

Mozambique ranks 16th and Nigeria ranks 15th of 243 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 43,130 kt 44,150 kt 1,021 kt Nigeria
2000s 43,372 kt 44,150 kt 778.87 kt Nigeria
2010s 43,447 kt 44,151 kt 703.78 kt Nigeria
2020s 43,443 kt 44,152 kt 708.62 kt Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2), Mozambique or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 44,152 kt against 43,452 kt in Mozambique as of 2025.
What is the difference in net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) between Mozambique and Nigeria?
700 kt, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Nigeria?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Mozambique and Nigeria rank globally for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
Mozambique ranks 16th and Nigeria ranks 15th of 243 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land)
Unit
kt
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).