Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Somalia
Somalia: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods was -75,950 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Somalia, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Somalia is -75,950 hectares, measured in 2025. 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, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Somalia peaked at -75,950 hectares in 2021 and was at its lowest, -153,900 hectares, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -76,750 hectares | -76,750 hectares | -76,750 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -76,750 hectares | -76,750 hectares | -76,750 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -146,185 hectares | -153,900 hectares | -76,750 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -88,942 hectares | -153,900 hectares | -75,950 hectares | 6 |
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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Somalia?
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Somalia was -75,950 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was -75,950 hectares in 2021.
- What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -153,900 hectares in 2011.
- How does Somalia rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Somalia ranks 212th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.