Forest land — Area in Somalia
Somalia: Forest land — Area was 4,830 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Somalia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Somalia stood at 4,830 1000 ha. 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 land — area in Somalia peaked at 8,284 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4,830 1000 ha, in 2025.
Somalia ranks 84th of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Somalia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,284 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 8,207 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 8,130 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 8,053 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 7,976 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 7,900 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 7,823 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 7,746 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 7,670 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 7,593 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 7,516 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 7,439 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 7,362 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 7,286 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 7,209 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 7,132 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 7,056 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 6,979 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 6,902 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 6,825 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 6,748 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 6,595 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 6,441 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 6,287 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 6,133 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 5,979 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 5,825 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 5,671 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 5,517 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 5,363 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 5,210 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 5,134 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 5,058 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 4,982 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 4,906 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 4,830 1000 ha | -1.5% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 4,830 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,436 1000 ha, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 4,830 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,914 1000 ha, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,938 1000 ha | 7,593 1000 ha | 8,284 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,171 1000 ha | 6,825 1000 ha | 7,516 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,056 1000 ha | 5,363 1000 ha | 6,748 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,020 1000 ha | 4,830 1000 ha | 5,210 1000 ha | 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 forest land — area in Somalia?
- Forest land — area in Somalia was 4,830 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,284 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,830 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Somalia rank for forest land — area?
- Somalia ranks 84th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — 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, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.