Annual deforestation in Somalia
Somalia: Annual deforestation was 76,750 hectares per year in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
76,750 hectares per year
World rank
19th
of 112 countries
All-time high
153,500 hectares per year
in 2010
All-time low
76,750 hectares per year
in 1990
Years of data
5
1990–2020
Annual deforestation in Somalia, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual deforestation in Somalia is 76,750 hectares per year, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation in Somalia peaked at 153,500 hectares per year in 2010 and was at its lowest, 76,750 hectares per year, in 1990.
Somalia ranks 19th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Annual deforestation in Somalia, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 76,750 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 76,750 hectares per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 153,500 hectares per year | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 153,500 hectares per year | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 76,750 hectares per year | -50.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 76,750 hectares per year is below the median for low income countries, which is 95,920 hectares per year, 80% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 76,750 hectares per year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46,520 hectares per year, 1.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76,750 hectares per year | 76,750 hectares per year | 76,750 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 76,750 hectares per year | 76,750 hectares per year | 76,750 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 153,500 hectares per year | 153,500 hectares per year | 153,500 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 76,750 hectares per year | 76,750 hectares per year | 76,750 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More environment data for Somalia
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5029 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.1376 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual deforestation in Somalia?
- Annual deforestation in Somalia was 76,750 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual deforestation recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 153,500 hectares per year in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76,750 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Somalia rank for annual deforestation?
- Somalia ranks 19th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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