Madagascar vs Somalia: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita

Madagascar

-1.3%

in 2025

Somalia

-1.6%

in 2025

Madagascar rank

218th

Somalia rank

220th

Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita over time

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 218th and Somalia ranks 220th of 227 countries.

Indicator: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita
Unit: %
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 227 places, 7,945 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.