Western Sahara vs Yemen: Share of global forest area

Western Sahara
0.0%
in 2025
Yemen
0.0%
in 2025
Western Sahara rank
142nd
Yemen rank
141st

Share of global forest area over time

  • Western Sahara
  • Yemen
00.0050.010.015199020072025

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Western Sahara, a difference of 0.0%.

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 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Western Sahara
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Yemen
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Yemen
2020s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global forest area, Western Sahara or Yemen?
Yemen, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Western Sahara as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of global forest area between Western Sahara and Yemen?
0.0%, 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 share of global 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 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.