Malawi vs Somalia: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Malawi
-2.1%
in 2025
Somalia
-1.6%
in 2025
Malawi rank
223rd
Somalia rank
221st
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- Malawi
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports -1.6% against -2.1% in Malawi, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Somalia ahead.
Malawi ranks 223rd and Somalia ranks 221st of 228 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.3% | -1.0% | 0.3% | Somalia |
| 2000s | -1.5% | -1.1% | 0.4% | Somalia |
| 2010s | -1.7% | -2.4% | 0.7% | Malawi |
| 2020s | -2.0% | -1.8% | 0.2% | Somalia |
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, Malawi or Somalia?
- Somalia, at -1.6% against -2.1% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Malawi and Somalia?
- 0.5%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Somalia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Somalia rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Malawi ranks 223rd 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.