Madagascar vs Somalia: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Madagascar
-1.3%
in 2025
Somalia
-1.6%
in 2025
Madagascar rank
219th
Somalia rank
221st
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- Madagascar
- Somalia
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports -1.3% against -1.6% in Somalia, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 219th and Somalia ranks 221st of 228 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.5% | -1.0% | 0.5% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | -0.8% | -1.1% | 0.2% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | -1.2% | -2.4% | 1.2% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | -1.2% | -1.8% | 0.6% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area as a share of forest area, Madagascar or Somalia?
- Madagascar, at -1.3% against -1.6% in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Madagascar and Somalia?
- 0.3%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Somalia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Somalia rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Madagascar ranks 219th and Somalia ranks 221st of 228 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.