Which has higher forest area, Azerbaijan or Niger?

Azerbaijan, at 12,137 sq. km against 10,551 sq. km in Niger as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between Azerbaijan and Niger?

1,586 sq. km, with Azerbaijan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Niger?

34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Azerbaijan vs Niger: Forest area (sq. km)

Azerbaijan

12,137 sq. km

in 2025

Niger

10,551 sq. km

in 2025

Azerbaijan rank

121st

Niger rank

124th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Azerbaijan
Niger

How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 12,137 sq. km against 10,551 sq. km in Niger, a difference of 1,586 sq. km.

That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Niger ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 121st and Niger ranks 124th of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9,681 sq. km	16,057 sq. km	6,376 sq. km	Niger
2000s	10,076 sq. km	12,722 sq. km	2,646 sq. km	Niger
2010s	10,809 sq. km	11,480 sq. km	670.8 sq. km	Niger
2020s	11,874 sq. km	10,674 sq. km	1,200 sq. km	Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Azerbaijan or Niger?: Azerbaijan, at 12,137 sq. km against 10,551 sq. km in Niger as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Azerbaijan and Niger?: 1,586 sq. km, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Niger?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do Azerbaijan and Niger rank globally for forest area?: Azerbaijan ranks 121st and Niger ranks 124th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 262 places, 9,089 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

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.