Statizoid

Central African Republic vs Nigeria: Forest area

Central African Republic
222,130 sq. km
in 2023
Nigeria
211,370 sq. km
in 2023
Central African Republic rank
27th
Nigeria rank
29th

Forest area over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Nigeria
0100.0k200.0k300.0k199020062023

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 222,130 sq. km against 211,370 sq. km in Nigeria, a difference of 10,760 sq. km.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.

Globally, Central African Republic ranks 27th and Nigeria ranks 29th of 214 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest area (sq. km)
Unit
sq. km
Source
FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.