Forest area, annual growth rate in Somalia
Somalia: Forest area, annual growth rate was -1.55 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area, annual growth rate in Somalia, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area, annual growth rate in Somalia stood at -1.55 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area, annual growth rate in Somalia peaked at -0.9265 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -2.87 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places Somalia 221st out of 228 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.
Forest area, annual growth rate in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.9265 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -0.9352 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1993 | -0.944 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1994 | -0.953 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1995 | -0.9622 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1996 | -0.9716 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1997 | -0.9811 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1998 | -0.9908 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1999 | -1 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2000 | -1.01 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2001 | -1.02 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2002 | -1.03 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2003 | -1.04 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2004 | -1.05 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2005 | -1.06 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2006 | -1.08 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2007 | -1.09 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2008 | -1.1 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2009 | -1.11 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2010 | -1.12 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2011 | -2.28 % change on previous year | +102.8% |
| 2012 | -2.33 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 2013 | -2.39 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 2014 | -2.45 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 2015 | -2.51 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 2016 | -2.57 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 2017 | -2.64 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 2018 | -2.71 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 2019 | -2.79 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 2020 | -2.87 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 2021 | -1.46 % change on previous year | -49.2% |
| 2022 | -1.48 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2023 | -1.5 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2024 | -1.52 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2025 | -1.55 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's -1.55 % change on previous year is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.4641 % change on previous year, 3.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's -1.55 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3457 % change on previous year, 4.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest area, annual growth rate 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 | -102.8% | -1.12 % change on previous year | -2.28 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +49.2% | -2.87 % change on previous year | -1.46 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.9628 % change on previous year | -1 % change on previous year | -0.9265 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -1.06 % change on previous year | -1.11 % change on previous year | -1.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.38 % change on previous year | -2.79 % change on previous year | -1.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.73 % change on previous year | -2.87 % change on previous year | -1.46 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 218 Puerto Rico -1.18 % change on previous year compare
- 219 Madagascar -1.24 % change on previous year compare
- 220 Guinea -1.36 % change on previous year compare
- 222 Saint Pierre and Miquelon -1.96 % change on previous year compare
- 223 Malawi -2.03 % change on previous year compare
- 224 Cote d'Ivoire -2.1 % change on previous year 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 forest area, annual growth rate in Somalia?
- Forest area, annual growth rate in Somalia was -1.55 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area, annual growth rate recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.9265 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest forest area, annual growth rate recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.87 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Somalia rank for forest area, annual growth rate?
- Somalia ranks 221st out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.