Namibia vs Somalia: Land use over the long-term

Namibia
38.00 million hectares
in 2025
Somalia
43.00 million hectares
in 2025
Namibia rank
17th
Somalia rank
14th

Land use over the long-term over time

  • Namibia
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 43.00 million hectares against 38.00 million hectares in Namibia, a difference of 5.00 million hectares.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Somalia ahead.

Namibia ranks 17th and Somalia ranks 14th of 202 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use over the long-term
Unit
hectares
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.