Malaysia vs Nigeria: Forest area
Malaysia
189,636 sq. km
in 2023
Nigeria
211,370 sq. km
in 2023
Malaysia rank
32nd
Nigeria rank
29th
Forest area over time
- Malaysia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 211,370 sq. km against 189,636 sq. km in Malaysia, a difference of 21,734 sq. km.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Globally, Malaysia ranks 32nd 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.