Annual deforestation in Somalia
Somalia: Annual deforestation was 76,750 hectares per year in 2020. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 34.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.81 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 17.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 4.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 26.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0032 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.76 Mt CO2e (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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