What is the difference in tree cover loss between India and Nigeria?

332 hectares, with India ahead.

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

25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA), published as Tree Cover Loss (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

India vs Nigeria: Tree Cover Loss

India

118,595 hectares

in 2025

Nigeria

118,263 hectares

in 2025

India rank

29th

Nigeria rank

31st

Tree Cover Loss over time

India
Nigeria

How they compare

India currently reports 118,595 hectares against 118,263 hectares in Nigeria, a difference of 332 hectares.

Across all 25 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 29th and Nigeria ranks 31st of 190 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	61,426 hectares	24,504 hectares	36,921 hectares	India
2010s	112,064 hectares	72,460 hectares	39,604 hectares	India
2020s	125,364 hectares	101,959 hectares	23,405 hectares	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss, India or Nigeria?: India, at 118,595 hectares against 118,263 hectares in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in tree cover loss between India and Nigeria?: 332 hectares, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
How do India and Nigeria rank globally for tree cover loss?: India ranks 29th and Nigeria ranks 31st of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA), published as Tree Cover Loss (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Tree Cover Loss (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 4,725 data points, 2001–2025
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

Shows year-by-year tree cover loss, defined as stand level replacement of vegetation greater than 5 meters, within the selected area. The tree cover loss data set is a collaboration of the University of Maryland, Google, USGS, and NASA, and uses Landsat satellite images to map annual tree cover loss at a 30 × 30 meter resolution. Note that “tree cover loss” is not the same as “deforestation” – tree cover loss includes change in both natural and planted forest, and does not need to be human caused. The data from 2011 onward were produced with an updated methodology that may capture additional loss. Comparisons between the original 2001-2010 data and future years should be performed with caution.