Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported in Somalia
Somalia: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported 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.
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported in Somalia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -76,750 hectares | — |
| 1992 | -76,750 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -76,750 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -76,750 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -76,750 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -76,750 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -76,750 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -76,750 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -76,750 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -76,750 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -76,750 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -76,750 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -76,750 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -76,750 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -76,750 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -76,750 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -76,750 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -76,750 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -76,750 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -76,750 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -153,900 hectares | +100.5% |
| 2012 | -153,900 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -153,900 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -153,900 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -153,900 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -153,900 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -153,900 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -153,900 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -153,900 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -153,900 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -75,950 hectares | -50.6% |
| 2022 | -75,950 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -75,950 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -75,950 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -75,950 hectares | -0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's -75,950 hectares is below the median for low income countries, which is -19,726 hectares, 3.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's -75,950 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -7,546 hectares, 10.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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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Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.