Kenya vs Somalia: Forestland — Area, per square kilometre
Kenya
0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
0.0079 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
157th
Somalia rank
154th
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Kenya
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.0079 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 157th and Somalia ranks 154th of 191 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0114 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.0062 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.0063 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forestland — area, per square kilometre, Kenya or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.0079 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forestland — area, per square kilometre between Kenya and Somalia?
- 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Somalia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Somalia rank globally for forestland — area, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 157th and Somalia ranks 154th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forestland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forestland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.