Malawi vs Somalia: Forest area, annual growth rate
Malawi
-2.03 % change on previous year
in 2025
Somalia
-1.55 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malawi rank
223rd
Somalia rank
221st
Forest area, annual growth rate over time
- Malawi
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports -1.55 % change on previous year against -2.03 % change on previous year in Malawi, a difference of 0.48 % change on previous year.
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 | -1.26 % change on previous year | -0.9628 % change on previous year | 0.2986 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2000s | -1.43 % change on previous year | -1.06 % change on previous year | 0.3736 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2010s | -1.67 % change on previous year | -2.38 % change on previous year | 0.7064 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2020s | -1.93 % change on previous year | -1.73 % change on previous year | 0.1996 % change on previous year | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, annual growth rate, Malawi or Somalia?
- Somalia, at -1.55 % change on previous year against -2.03 % change on previous year in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area, annual growth rate between Malawi and Somalia?
- 0.48 % change on previous year, 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 forest area, annual growth rate?
- Malawi ranks 223rd and Somalia ranks 221st of 228 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.