Congo vs Nigeria: Forest area
Congo
219,010 sq. km
in 2023
Nigeria
211,370 sq. km
in 2023
Congo rank
28th
Nigeria rank
29th
Forest area over time
- Congo
- Nigeria
How they compare
Congo currently reports 219,010 sq. km against 211,370 sq. km in Nigeria, a difference of 7,640 sq. km.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.
Globally, Congo ranks 28th and Nigeria ranks 29th of 214 countries.
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About this data
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.