Panama vs Somalia: Forest area
Panama
41,796 sq. km
in 2023
Somalia
57,498 sq. km
in 2023
Panama rank
74th
Somalia rank
73rd
Forest area over time
- Panama
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 57,498 sq. km against 41,796 sq. km in Panama, a difference of 15,702 sq. km.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.4 times Panama's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Panama ranks 74th and Somalia ranks 73rd of 213 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45,330 sq. km | 79,371 sq. km | 34,041 sq. km | Somalia |
| 2000s | 43,908 sq. km | 71,696 sq. km | 27,789 sq. km | Somalia |
| 2010s | 42,766 sq. km | 64,021 sq. km | 21,255 sq. km | Somalia |
| 2020s | 41,967 sq. km | 58,649 sq. km | 16,682 sq. km | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Panama or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 57,498 sq. km against 41,796 sq. km in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest area between Panama and Somalia?
- 15,702 sq. km, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Somalia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Panama and Somalia rank globally for forest area?
- Panama ranks 74th 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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About this data
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.