Which has higher forest area, Morocco or Somalia?

Morocco, at 56,953 sq. km against 48,298 sq. km in Somalia as of 2025.

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

8,655 sq. km, with Morocco ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco 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.

Morocco vs Somalia: Forest area (sq. km)

Morocco

56,953 sq. km

in 2025

Somalia

48,298 sq. km

in 2025

Morocco rank

70th

Somalia rank

72nd

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Morocco
Somalia

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 56,953 sq. km against 48,298 sq. km in Somalia, a difference of 8,655 sq. km.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Somalia ahead.

Morocco ranks 70th and Somalia ranks 72nd of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Morocco	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	56,999 sq. km	79,381 sq. km	22,382 sq. km	Somalia
2000s	56,973 sq. km	71,706 sq. km	14,733 sq. km	Somalia
2010s	56,924 sq. km	60,560 sq. km	3,635 sq. km	Somalia
2020s	56,946 sq. km	50,196 sq. km	6,749 sq. km	Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Morocco or Somalia?: Morocco, at 56,953 sq. km against 48,298 sq. km in Somalia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Morocco and Somalia?: 8,655 sq. km, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Somalia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Morocco and Somalia rank globally for forest area?: Morocco ranks 70th 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.