Guinea vs Somalia: Annual change in forest area
Guinea
-66,998 hectares
in 2025
Somalia
-75,950 hectares
in 2025
Guinea rank
210th
Somalia rank
212th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Guinea
- Somalia
How they compare
Guinea currently reports -66,998 hectares against -75,950 hectares in Somalia, a difference of 8,952 hectares.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.
Guinea ranks 210th and Somalia ranks 212th of 235 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -66,997 hectares | -76,750 hectares | 9,753 hectares | Guinea |
| 2000s | -66,997 hectares | -76,750 hectares | 9,753 hectares | Guinea |
| 2010s | -66,997 hectares | -146,185 hectares | 79,188 hectares | Guinea |
| 2020s | -66,998 hectares | -88,942 hectares | 21,944 hectares | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Guinea or Somalia?
- Guinea, at -66,998 hectares against -75,950 hectares in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Guinea and Somalia?
- 8,952 hectares, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Somalia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Guinea and Somalia rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Guinea ranks 210th and Somalia ranks 212th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.