Nicaragua vs Somalia: Share of global forest area

Nicaragua
0.1%
in 2025
Somalia
0.1%
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
74th
Somalia rank
73rd

Share of global forest area over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Somalia
00.050.10.150.2199020072025

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Nicaragua ranks 74th 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 Nicaragua Somalia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Somalia
2000s 0.1% 0.2% 0.0% Somalia
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Somalia
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global forest area, Nicaragua or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Nicaragua as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of global forest area between Nicaragua and Somalia?
0.0%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Somalia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Nicaragua and Somalia rank globally for share of global forest area?
Nicaragua ranks 74th 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 Share of global forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global forest area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,460 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.