Israel vs Somalia: Share of land covered by forest
Israel
6.9%
in 2025
Somalia
7.7%
in 2025
Israel rank
176th
Somalia rank
175th
Share of land covered by forest over time
- Israel
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 7.7% against 6.9% in Israel, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Israel ranks 176th and Somalia ranks 175th of 216 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 12.7% | 6.1% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 11.4% | 4.3% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 9.7% | 2.4% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 8.0% | 1.3% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land covered by forest, Israel or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 7.7% against 6.9% in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of land covered by forest between Israel and Somalia?
- 0.8%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Somalia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Somalia rank globally for share of land covered by forest?
- Israel ranks 176th and Somalia ranks 175th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land covered by forest. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of land area covered by forest, including both natural forests and forest plantations.