Which has higher forest area, Nigeria or Thailand?

Nigeria, at 211,370 sq. km against 197,650 sq. km in Thailand as of 2023.

What is the difference in forest area between Nigeria and Thailand?

13,720 sq. km, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Thailand?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

Nigeria vs Thailand: Forest area

Nigeria

211,370 sq. km

in 2023

Thailand

197,650 sq. km

in 2023

Nigeria rank

29th

Thailand rank

31st

Forest area over time

Nigeria
Thailand

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 211,370 sq. km against 197,650 sq. km in Thailand, a difference of 13,720 sq. km.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 29th and Thailand ranks 31st of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	257,912 sq. km	191,976 sq. km	65,936 sq. km	Nigeria
2000s	241,582 sq. km	194,818 sq. km	46,764 sq. km	Nigeria
2010s	225,251 sq. km	200,254 sq. km	24,997 sq. km	Nigeria
2020s	213,820 sq. km	198,190 sq. km	15,630 sq. km	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Nigeria or Thailand?: Nigeria, at 211,370 sq. km against 197,650 sq. km in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Nigeria and Thailand?: 13,720 sq. km, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Thailand?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Thailand rank globally for forest area?: Nigeria ranks 29th and Thailand ranks 31st 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: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 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.