Change forest area share total in Somalia
Somalia: Change forest area share total was -1.57 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Change forest area share total in Somalia, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Somalia recorded -1.57 for change forest area share total in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Somalia peaked at -0.9352 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -2.95, in 2020.
Somalia ranks 221st of 228 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest area share total in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.9352 | — |
| 1992 | -0.944 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | -0.953 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | -0.9622 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | -0.9716 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | -0.9811 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | -0.9908 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | -1 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | -1.01 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | -1.02 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | -1.03 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | -1.04 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | -1.05 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | -1.06 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | -1.08 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | -1.09 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | -1.1 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | -1.11 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | -1.12 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | -1.14 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | -2.33 | +105.2% |
| 2012 | -2.39 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | -2.45 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | -2.51 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | -2.57 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | -2.64 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | -2.71 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | -2.79 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | -2.87 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | -2.95 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | -1.48 | -49.9% |
| 2022 | -1.5 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | -1.52 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | -1.55 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | -1.57 | +1.6% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's -1.57 is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.4663, 3.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's -1.57 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3469, 4.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -105.2% | -1.14 | -2.33 |
| 2021 | +49.9% | -2.95 | -1.48 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.9722 | -1.01 | -0.9352 | 9 |
| 2000s | -1.07 | -1.12 | -1.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.44 | -2.87 | -1.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.76 | -2.95 | -1.48 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 218 Puerto Rico -1.19 compare
- 219 Madagascar -1.25 compare
- 220 Guinea -1.38 compare
- 222 Saint Pierre and Miquelon -2 compare
- 223 Malawi -2.07 compare
- 224 Cote d'Ivoire -2.14 compare
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 change forest area share total in Somalia?
- Change forest area share total in Somalia was -1.57 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.9352 in 1991.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.95 in 2020.
- How does Somalia rank for change forest area share total?
- Somalia ranks 221st out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. 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 Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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