Somalia vs Zambia: Annual change in forest area
Somalia
-75,950 hectares
in 2025
Zambia
-97,156 hectares
in 2025
Somalia rank
212th
Zambia rank
214th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Somalia
- Zambia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports -75,950 hectares against -97,156 hectares in Zambia, a difference of 21,206 hectares.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Zambia ahead.
Somalia ranks 212th and Zambia ranks 214th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -76,750 hectares | -35,800 hectares | 40,950 hectares | Zambia |
| 2000s | -76,750 hectares | -35,800 hectares | 40,950 hectares | Zambia |
| 2010s | -146,185 hectares | -129,272 hectares | 16,913 hectares | Zambia |
| 2020s | -88,942 hectares | -94,131 hectares | 5,190 hectares | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Somalia or Zambia?
- Somalia, at -75,950 hectares against -97,156 hectares in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Somalia and Zambia?
- 21,206 hectares, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Zambia rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Somalia ranks 212th and Zambia ranks 214th 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.