Madagascar vs Somalia: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area
Madagascar
1.3%
in 2020
Somalia
1.5%
in 2020
Madagascar rank
13th
Somalia rank
10th
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area over time
- Madagascar
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 1.5% against 1.3% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 13th and Somalia ranks 10th of 105 countries.
Somalia 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% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 2.4% | 1.1% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.5% | 0.2% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual deforestation as a share of forest area, Madagascar or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 1.5% against 1.3% in Madagascar as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual deforestation as a share of forest area between Madagascar and Somalia?
- 0.2%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Somalia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Madagascar and Somalia rank globally for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Madagascar ranks 13th and Somalia ranks 10th of 105 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 deforestation 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 deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.