Annual change forest area in Somalia
Somalia: Annual change forest area was -75,950 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
-75,950
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
212th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-75,950
in 2021
All-time low
-153,900
in 2011
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change forest area in Somalia, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change forest area in Somalia stood at -75,950. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change forest area in Somalia peaked at -75,950 in 2021 and was at its lowest, -153,900, in 2011.
That places Somalia 212th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Annual change forest area in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -76,750 | — |
| 1992 | -76,750 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -76,750 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -76,750 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -76,750 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -76,750 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -76,750 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -76,750 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -76,750 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -76,750 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -76,750 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -76,750 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -76,750 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -76,750 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -76,750 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -76,750 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -76,750 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -76,750 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -76,750 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -76,750 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -153,900 | +100.5% |
| 2012 | -153,900 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -153,900 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -153,900 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -153,900 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -153,900 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -153,900 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -153,900 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -153,900 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -153,900 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -75,950 | -50.6% |
| 2022 | -75,950 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -75,950 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -75,950 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -75,950 | -0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's -75,950 is below the median for low income countries, which is -19,726, 3.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's -75,950 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -7,546, 10.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -76,750 | -76,750 | -76,750 | 9 |
| 2000s | -76,750 | -76,750 | -76,750 | 10 |
| 2010s | -146,185 | -153,900 | -76,750 | 10 |
| 2020s | -88,942 | -153,900 | -75,950 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More environment data for Somalia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0033 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 2.19 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -28.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -24.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.53 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 68.54 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5029 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change forest area in Somalia?
- Annual change forest area in Somalia was -75,950 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change forest area recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was -75,950 in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual change forest area recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -153,900 in 2011.
- How does Somalia rank for annual change forest area?
- Somalia ranks 212th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change forest area rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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