Forest area in Somalia
Somalia: Forest area was 4.83 million hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Somalia, 1990–2025
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 forest area in Somalia is 4.83 million hectares, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Somalia peaked at 8.28 million hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.83 million hectares, in 2025.
That places Somalia 73rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.94 million hectares | 7.59 million hectares | 8.28 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.17 million hectares | 6.83 million hectares | 7.52 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.06 million hectares | 5.36 million hectares | 6.75 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.02 million hectares | 4.83 million hectares | 5.21 million 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 forest area in Somalia?
- Forest area in Somalia was 4.83 million 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 forest area recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.28 million hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.83 million hectares in 2025.
- How does Somalia rank for forest area?
- Somalia ranks 73rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. 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 Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.