Consumption-based deforestation per person in Somalia
Somalia: Consumption-based deforestation per person was 0.5797 square meters in 2023. ▲ Rising
Consumption-based deforestation per person in Somalia, 2005–2023
Source: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in square meters.
Analysis
In 2023, consumption-based deforestation per person in Somalia stood at 0.5797 square meters.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based deforestation per person in Somalia peaked at 0.6512 square meters in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2595 square meters, in 2009.
Somalia ranks 150th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Consumption-based deforestation per person in Somalia, year by year
| Year | square meters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.3497 square meters | — |
| 2006 | 0.3449 square meters | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3743 square meters | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4365 square meters | +16.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2595 square meters | -40.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4189 square meters | +61.4% |
| 2011 | 0.33 square meters | -21.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5286 square meters | +60.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4787 square meters | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5078 square meters | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4549 square meters | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4781 square meters | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4616 square meters | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3482 square meters | -24.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3488 square meters | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6512 square meters | +86.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5838 square meters | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5728 square meters | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5797 square meters | +1.2% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.5797 square meters is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.45 square meters, 24% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.5797 square meters is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.39 square meters, 17% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Consumption-based deforestation per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +86.7% | 0.3488 square meters | 0.6512 square meters |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.353 square meters | 0.2595 square meters | 0.4365 square meters | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.4356 square meters | 0.33 square meters | 0.5286 square meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5969 square meters | 0.5728 square meters | 0.6512 square meters | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 147 Egypt 0.7255 square meters compare
- 148 Yemen 0.6577 square meters compare
- 149 Ethiopia 0.6122 square meters compare
- 151 Bangladesh 0.5254 square meters compare
- 152 Kazakhstan 0.4917 square meters compare
- 153 Afghanistan 0.4774 square meters compare
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 consumption-based deforestation per person in Somalia?
- Consumption-based deforestation per person in Somalia was 0.5797 square meters in 2023, according to Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based deforestation per person recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6512 square meters in 2020.
- What is the lowest consumption-based deforestation per person recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2595 square meters in 2009.
- How does Somalia rank for consumption-based deforestation per person?
- Somalia ranks 150th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is consumption-based deforestation per person rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based deforestation per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated average deforestation for agricultural and forestry products, per person. This is adjusted for trade, so it reflects deforestation caused by consumption, not domestic production.