Morocco vs Somalia: Forest area
Morocco
5.70 million hectares
in 2025
Somalia
4.83 million hectares
in 2025
Morocco rank
71st
Somalia rank
73rd
Forest area over time
- Morocco
- Somalia
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 5.70 million hectares against 4.83 million hectares in Somalia, a difference of 865,590 hectares.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Somalia ahead.
Morocco ranks 71st and Somalia ranks 73rd of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.70 million hectares | 7.94 million hectares | 2.24 million hectares | Somalia |
| 2000s | 5.70 million hectares | 7.17 million hectares | 1.47 million hectares | Somalia |
| 2010s | 5.69 million hectares | 6.06 million hectares | 363,536 hectares | Somalia |
| 2020s | 5.69 million hectares | 5.02 million hectares | 674,930 hectares | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Morocco or Somalia?
- Morocco, at 5.70 million hectares against 4.83 million hectares in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Morocco and Somalia?
- 865,590 hectares, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Somalia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Morocco and Somalia rank globally for forest area?
- Morocco ranks 71st 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.