What is the difference in tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled between Ghana and Nigeria?

821 hectares, with Ghana ahead.

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

24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Nigeria: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled

Ghana

3,283 hectares

in 2024

Nigeria

2,462 hectares

in 2024

Ghana rank

8th

Nigeria rank

10th

Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled over time

Ghana
Nigeria

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 3,283 hectares against 2,462 hectares in Nigeria, a difference of 821 hectares.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Nigeria ahead.

Ghana ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 10th of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1,674 hectares	2,530 hectares	855.21 hectares	Nigeria
2010s	3,185 hectares	3,885 hectares	700.08 hectares	Nigeria
2020s	3,767 hectares	2,284 hectares	1,483 hectares	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled, Ghana or Nigeria?: Ghana, at 3,283 hectares against 2,462 hectares in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled between Ghana and Nigeria?: 821 hectares, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Nigeria rank globally for tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled?: Ghana ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 10th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled
Unit: hectares
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 186 places, 4,306 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 29 September 2026

Tree cover loss by dominant driver with 111 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.