Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Somalia
Somalia: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 4,000 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Somalia is 4,000 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Somalia peaked at 4,000 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4,000 hectares, in 1990.
Somalia ranks 156th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,000 hectares | 4,000 hectares | 4,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,000 hectares | 4,000 hectares | 4,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,000 hectares | 4,000 hectares | 4,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,000 hectares | 4,000 hectares | 4,000 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 153 New Caledonia 5,300 hectares compare
- 154 Seychelles 4,880 hectares compare
- 155 Bahrain 4,310 hectares compare
- 157 Central African Republic 3,970 hectares compare
- 158 Isle of Man 3,500 hectares compare
- 159 Burkina Faso 3,450 hectares compare
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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Somalia?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Somalia was 4,000 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,000 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,000 hectares in 1990.
- How does Somalia rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Somalia ranks 156th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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