Which has higher forest area, North Korea or Somalia?

North Korea, at 59,664 sq. km against 57,498 sq. km in Somalia as of 2023.

What is the difference in forest area between North Korea and Somalia?

2,166 sq. km, with North Korea ahead.

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

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

North Korea vs Somalia: Forest area

North Korea

59,664 sq. km

in 2023

Somalia

57,498 sq. km

in 2023

North Korea rank

70th

Somalia rank

73rd

Forest area over time

North Korea
Somalia

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 59,664 sq. km against 57,498 sq. km in Somalia, a difference of 2,166 sq. km.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Somalia ahead.

North Korea ranks 70th and Somalia ranks 73rd of 213 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Korea	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	67,062 sq. km	79,371 sq. km	12,309 sq. km	Somalia
2000s	63,592 sq. km	71,696 sq. km	8,105 sq. km	Somalia
2010s	61,469 sq. km	64,021 sq. km	2,552 sq. km	Somalia
2020s	59,984 sq. km	58,649 sq. km	1,335 sq. km	North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, North Korea or Somalia?: North Korea, at 59,664 sq. km against 57,498 sq. km in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between North Korea and Somalia?: 2,166 sq. km, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Somalia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do North Korea and Somalia rank globally for forest area?: North Korea ranks 70th and Somalia ranks 73rd of 213 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: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 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.