Which has higher forest area, Somalia or Turkmenistan?

Somalia, at 57,498 sq. km against 41,270 sq. km in Turkmenistan as of 2023.

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

16,228 sq. km, with Somalia ahead.

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

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 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.

Somalia vs Turkmenistan: Forest area

Somalia

57,498 sq. km

in 2023

Turkmenistan

41,270 sq. km

in 2023

Somalia rank

73rd

Turkmenistan rank

75th

Forest area over time

Somalia
Turkmenistan

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 57,498 sq. km against 41,270 sq. km in Turkmenistan, a difference of 16,228 sq. km.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.4 times Turkmenistan's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Somalia ranks 73rd and Turkmenistan ranks 75th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	Turkmenistan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	78,604 sq. km	41,270 sq. km	37,334 sq. km	Somalia
2000s	71,696 sq. km	41,270 sq. km	30,426 sq. km	Somalia
2010s	64,021 sq. km	41,270 sq. km	22,751 sq. km	Somalia
2020s	58,649 sq. km	41,270 sq. km	17,379 sq. km	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Somalia or Turkmenistan?: Somalia, at 57,498 sq. km against 41,270 sq. km in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Somalia and Turkmenistan?: 16,228 sq. km, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Turkmenistan?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Somalia and Turkmenistan rank globally for forest area?: Somalia ranks 73rd and Turkmenistan ranks 75th 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.