Somalia vs United States: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Somalia
-75,950 hectares
in 2025
United States
-72,000 hectares
in 2025
Somalia rank
212th
United States rank
211th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Somalia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports -72,000 hectares against -75,950 hectares in Somalia, a difference of 3,950 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was United States ahead.
Somalia ranks 212th and United States ranks 211th of 235 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -76,750 hectares | 108,600 hectares | 185,350 hectares | United States |
| 2000s | -76,750 hectares | 477,420 hectares | 554,170 hectares | United States |
| 2010s | -146,185 hectares | 122,140 hectares | 268,325 hectares | United States |
| 2020s | -88,942 hectares | -88,000 hectares | 941.67 hectares | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Somalia or United States?
- United States, at -72,000 hectares against -75,950 hectares in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Somalia and United States?
- 3,950 hectares, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and United States?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and United States rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Somalia ranks 212th and United States ranks 211th 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. 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.