Panama vs Somalia: Forest area
Panama
4.61 million hectares
in 2025
Somalia
4.83 million hectares
in 2025
Panama rank
76th
Somalia rank
73rd
Forest area over time
- Panama
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 4.83 million hectares against 4.61 million hectares in Panama, a difference of 215,140 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Panama ranks 76th 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 | Panama | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.88 million hectares | 7.94 million hectares | 3.06 million hectares | Somalia |
| 2000s | 4.74 million hectares | 7.17 million hectares | 2.43 million hectares | Somalia |
| 2010s | 4.65 million hectares | 6.06 million hectares | 1.40 million hectares | Somalia |
| 2020s | 4.62 million hectares | 5.02 million hectares | 397,480 hectares | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Panama or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 4.83 million hectares against 4.61 million hectares in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Panama and Somalia?
- 215,140 hectares, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Somalia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Somalia rank globally for forest area?
- Panama ranks 76th 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.