Western Sahara vs Yemen: Forest area
Western Sahara
529,220 hectares
in 2025
Yemen
549,000 hectares
in 2025
Western Sahara rank
142nd
Yemen rank
141st
Forest area over time
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 549,000 hectares against 529,220 hectares in Western Sahara, a difference of 19,780 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Western Sahara ahead.
Western Sahara ranks 142nd and Yemen ranks 141st of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Western Sahara averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Western Sahara | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 575,790 hectares | 549,000 hectares | 26,790 hectares | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 538,500 hectares | 549,000 hectares | 10,500 hectares | Yemen |
| 2010s | 537,561 hectares | 549,000 hectares | 11,439 hectares | Yemen |
| 2020s | 531,215 hectares | 549,000 hectares | 17,785 hectares | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Western Sahara or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 549,000 hectares against 529,220 hectares in Western Sahara as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Western Sahara and Yemen?
- 19,780 hectares, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Western Sahara and Yemen?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Western Sahara and Yemen rank globally for forest area?
- Western Sahara ranks 142nd and Yemen ranks 141st 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.