Greece vs Somalia: Forest area
Greece
4.76 million hectares
in 2025
Somalia
4.83 million hectares
in 2025
Greece rank
75th
Somalia rank
73rd
Forest area over time
- Greece
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 4.83 million hectares against 4.76 million hectares in Greece, a difference of 66,950 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 75th and Somalia ranks 73rd of 235 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.71 million hectares | 7.94 million hectares | 4.23 million hectares | Somalia |
| 2000s | 3.71 million hectares | 7.17 million hectares | 3.46 million hectares | Somalia |
| 2010s | 4.12 million hectares | 6.06 million hectares | 1.94 million hectares | Somalia |
| 2020s | 4.76 million hectares | 5.02 million hectares | 256,825 hectares | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Greece or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 4.83 million hectares against 4.76 million hectares in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Greece and Somalia?
- 66,950 hectares, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Somalia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Somalia rank globally for forest area?
- Greece ranks 75th and Somalia ranks 73rd 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.