Panama vs Somalia: Forest land — Area

Panama
4,615 1000 ha
in 2025
Somalia
4,830 1000 ha
in 2025
Panama rank
79th
Somalia rank
77th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Panama
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 4,830 1000 ha against 4,615 1000 ha in Panama, a difference of 215 1000 ha.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Panama ranks 79th and Somalia ranks 77th of 231 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 4,882 1000 ha 7,938 1000 ha 3,056 1000 ha Somalia
2000s 4,739 1000 ha 7,171 1000 ha 2,431 1000 ha Somalia
2010s 4,651 1000 ha 6,056 1000 ha 1,405 1000 ha Somalia
2020s 4,622 1000 ha 5,020 1000 ha 397.48 1000 ha Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Panama or Somalia?
Somalia, at 4,830 1000 ha against 4,615 1000 ha in Panama as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Panama and Somalia?
215 1000 ha, 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 land — area?
Panama ranks 79th and Somalia ranks 77th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.