Kenya vs Somalia: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Kenya
6.7%
in 2025
Somalia
7.7%
in 2025
Kenya rank
176th
Somalia rank
173rd
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- Kenya
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 7.7% against 6.7% in Kenya, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 176th and Somalia ranks 173rd of 219 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 13.2% | 6.6% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 12.0% | 5.3% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 10.1% | 3.8% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 8.0% | 1.5% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area as a proportion of total land area, Kenya or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 7.7% against 6.7% in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area as a proportion of total land area between Kenya and Somalia?
- 1.0%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Somalia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Somalia rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Kenya ranks 176th and Somalia ranks 173rd of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.