Which has higher forest area, Bulgaria or Somalia?

Somalia, at 48,298 sq. km against 39,590 sq. km in Bulgaria as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between Bulgaria and Somalia?

8,708 sq. km, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Somalia?

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

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Somalia: Forest area (sq. km)

Bulgaria

39,590 sq. km

in 2025

Somalia

48,298 sq. km

in 2025

Bulgaria rank

75th

Somalia rank

72nd

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Bulgaria
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 48,298 sq. km against 39,590 sq. km in Bulgaria, a difference of 8,708 sq. km.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.

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

Bulgaria ranks 75th and Somalia ranks 72nd of 214 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	33,486 sq. km	79,381 sq. km	45,895 sq. km	Somalia
2000s	35,379 sq. km	71,706 sq. km	36,327 sq. km	Somalia
2010s	38,168 sq. km	60,560 sq. km	22,392 sq. km	Somalia
2020s	39,275 sq. km	50,196 sq. km	10,921 sq. km	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Bulgaria or Somalia?: Somalia, at 48,298 sq. km against 39,590 sq. km in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Bulgaria and Somalia?: 8,708 sq. km, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Somalia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Somalia rank globally for forest area?: Bulgaria ranks 75th and Somalia ranks 72nd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 9,089 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

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 (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.