What is the difference in planted forest — area between Central African Republic and Somalia?

0.03 1000 ha, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Somalia?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted Forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Somalia: Planted Forest — Area

Central African Republic

3.97 1000 ha

in 2025

Somalia

4 1000 ha

in 2025

Central African Republic rank

178th

Somalia rank

177th

Planted Forest — Area over time

Central African Republic
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 4 1000 ha against 3.97 1000 ha in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.03 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Somalia ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 178th and Somalia ranks 177th of 207 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2 1000 ha	4 1000 ha	2 1000 ha	Somalia
2000s	2 1000 ha	4 1000 ha	2 1000 ha	Somalia
2010s	2.42 1000 ha	4 1000 ha	1.58 1000 ha	Somalia
2020s	4.02 1000 ha	4 1000 ha	0.025 1000 ha	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, Central African Republic or Somalia?: Somalia, at 4 1000 ha against 3.97 1000 ha in Central African Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between Central African Republic and Somalia?: 0.03 1000 ha, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Somalia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Central African Republic and Somalia rank globally for planted forest — area?: Central African Republic ranks 178th and Somalia ranks 177th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted Forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Planted Forest — Area
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 239 places, 8,260 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.