What is grazing land use over the long term in Somalia?

Grazing land use over the long term in Somalia was 43.00 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.

What is the highest grazing land use over the long term recorded in Somalia?

The highest recorded value was 43.00 million in 1960.

What is the lowest grazing land use over the long term recorded in Somalia?

The lowest recorded value was 6.54 million in 1000.

How does Somalia rank for grazing land use over the long term?

Somalia ranks 14th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is grazing land use over the long term rising or falling in Somalia?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Somalia data come from?

The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Grazing land use over the long term in Somalia

Name: Grazing land use over the long term in Somalia
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Somalia: Grazing land use over the long term was 43.00 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

43.00 million

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

14th

of 202 countries

All-time high

43.00 million

in 1960

All-time low

6.54 million

in 1000

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Grazing land use over the long term in Somalia, 1000–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Somalia recorded 43.00 million for grazing land use over the long term in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long term in Somalia peaked at 43.00 million in 1960 and was at its lowest, 6.54 million, in 1000.

That places Somalia 14th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.

Grazing land use over the long term in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Grazing land use over the long term in Somalia, 1000 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1000	6.54 million	—
1100	7.79 million	+19.2%
1200	9.03 million	+15.8%
1300	10.24 million	+13.5%
1400	11.44 million	+11.7%
1500	12.61 million	+10.3%
1600	13.30 million	+5.4%
1700	13.96 million	+5.0%
1710	14.59 million	+4.5%
1720	15.22 million	+4.3%
1730	15.84 million	+4.1%
1740	16.46 million	+3.9%
1750	17.08 million	+3.8%
1760	17.71 million	+3.6%
1770	18.33 million	+3.5%
1780	18.94 million	+3.4%
1790	19.56 million	+3.3%
1800	20.18 million	+3.2%
1810	20.79 million	+3.0%
1820	21.41 million	+3.0%
1830	22.02 million	+2.9%
1840	22.63 million	+2.8%
1850	23.24 million	+2.7%
1860	23.22 million	-0.1%
1870	23.21 million	-0.1%
1880	23.42 million	+0.9%
1890	23.63 million	+0.9%
1900	24.33 million	+3.0%
1910	25.05 million	+3.0%
1920	25.53 million	+1.9%
1930	28.18 million	+10.4%
1940	30.49 million	+8.2%
1950	35.36 million	+16.0%
1951	36.03 million	+1.9%
1952	36.72 million	+1.9%
1953	37.42 million	+1.9%
1954	38.15 million	+1.9%
1955	38.89 million	+2.0%
1956	39.66 million	+2.0%
1957	40.45 million	+2.0%
1958	41.28 million	+2.0%
1959	42.12 million	+2.1%
1960	43.00 million	+2.1%
1961	43.00 million	+0.0%
1962	43.00 million	+0.0%
1963	43.00 million	+0.0%
1964	43.00 million	+0.0%
1965	43.00 million	+0.0%
1966	43.00 million	+0.0%
1967	43.00 million	+0.0%
1968	43.00 million	+0.0%
1969	43.00 million	+0.0%
1970	43.00 million	+0.0%
1971	43.00 million	+0.0%
1972	43.00 million	+0.0%
1973	43.00 million	+0.0%
1974	43.00 million	+0.0%
1975	43.00 million	+0.0%
1976	43.00 million	+0.0%
1977	43.00 million	+0.0%
1978	43.00 million	+0.0%
1979	43.00 million	+0.0%
1980	43.00 million	+0.0%
1981	43.00 million	+0.0%
1982	43.00 million	+0.0%
1983	43.00 million	+0.0%
1984	43.00 million	+0.0%
1985	43.00 million	+0.0%
1986	43.00 million	+0.0%
1987	43.00 million	+0.0%
1988	43.00 million	+0.0%
1989	43.00 million	+0.0%
1990	43.00 million	+0.0%
1991	43.00 million	+0.0%
1992	43.00 million	+0.0%
1993	43.00 million	+0.0%
1994	43.00 million	+0.0%
1995	43.00 million	+0.0%
1996	43.00 million	+0.0%
1997	43.00 million	+0.0%
1998	43.00 million	+0.0%
1999	43.00 million	+0.0%
2000	43.00 million	+0.0%
2001	43.00 million	+0.0%
2002	43.00 million	+0.0%
2003	43.00 million	+0.0%
2004	43.00 million	+0.0%
2005	43.00 million	+0.0%
2006	43.00 million	+0.0%
2007	43.00 million	+0.0%
2008	43.00 million	+0.0%
2009	43.00 million	+0.0%
2010	43.00 million	+0.0%
2011	43.00 million	+0.0%
2012	43.00 million	+0.0%
2013	43.00 million	+0.0%
2014	43.00 million	+0.0%
2015	43.00 million	+0.0%
2016	43.00 million	+0.0%
2017	43.00 million	+0.0%
2018	43.00 million	+0.0%
2019	43.00 million	+0.0%
2020	43.00 million	+0.0%
2021	43.00 million	+0.0%
2022	43.00 million	+0.0%
2023	43.00 million	+0.0%
2024	43.00 million	+0.0%
2025	43.00 million	+0.0%

Somalia compared with similar countries

Somalia's 43.00 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 7.53 million, 5.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Somalia's 43.00 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.45 million, 6.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	6.54 million	6.54 million	6.54 million	1
1100s	7.79 million	7.79 million	7.79 million	1
1200s	9.03 million	9.03 million	9.03 million	1
1300s	10.24 million	10.24 million	10.24 million	1
1400s	11.44 million	11.44 million	11.44 million	1
1500s	12.61 million	12.61 million	12.61 million	1
1600s	13.30 million	13.30 million	13.30 million	1
1700s	13.96 million	13.96 million	13.96 million	1
1710s	14.59 million	14.59 million	14.59 million	1
1720s	15.22 million	15.22 million	15.22 million	1
1730s	15.84 million	15.84 million	15.84 million	1
1740s	16.46 million	16.46 million	16.46 million	1
1750s	17.08 million	17.08 million	17.08 million	1
1760s	17.71 million	17.71 million	17.71 million	1
1770s	18.33 million	18.33 million	18.33 million	1
1780s	18.94 million	18.94 million	18.94 million	1
1790s	19.56 million	19.56 million	19.56 million	1
1800s	20.18 million	20.18 million	20.18 million	1
1810s	20.79 million	20.79 million	20.79 million	1
1820s	21.41 million	21.41 million	21.41 million	1
1830s	22.02 million	22.02 million	22.02 million	1
1840s	22.63 million	22.63 million	22.63 million	1
1850s	23.24 million	23.24 million	23.24 million	1
1860s	23.22 million	23.22 million	23.22 million	1
1870s	23.21 million	23.21 million	23.21 million	1
1880s	23.42 million	23.42 million	23.42 million	1
1890s	23.63 million	23.63 million	23.63 million	1
1900s	24.33 million	24.33 million	24.33 million	1
1910s	25.05 million	25.05 million	25.05 million	1
1920s	25.53 million	25.53 million	25.53 million	1
1930s	28.18 million	28.18 million	28.18 million	1
1940s	30.49 million	30.49 million	30.49 million	1
1950s	38.61 million	35.36 million	42.12 million	10
1960s	43.00 million	43.00 million	43.00 million	10
1970s	43.00 million	43.00 million	43.00 million	10
1980s	43.00 million	43.00 million	43.00 million	10
1990s	43.00 million	43.00 million	43.00 million	10
2000s	43.00 million	43.00 million	43.00 million	10
2010s	43.00 million	43.00 million	43.00 million	10
2020s	43.00 million	43.00 million	43.00 million	6

Countries ranked near Somalia

11 Argentina 74.68 million compare
12 Mexico 74.43 million compare
13 Chad 45.00 million compare
15 Angola 40.28 million compare
16 Mauritania 39.25 million compare
17 Namibia 38.00 million compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

More environment data for Somalia

Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0033 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 2.19 hectares per person (2025)
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)
Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 68.54 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5029 % change on previous year (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is grazing land use over the long term in Somalia?: Grazing land use over the long term in Somalia was 43.00 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest grazing land use over the long term recorded in Somalia?: The highest recorded value was 43.00 million in 1960.
What is the lowest grazing land use over the long term recorded in Somalia?: The lowest recorded value was 6.54 million in 1000.
How does Somalia rank for grazing land use over the long term?: Somalia ranks 14th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is grazing land use over the long term rising or falling in Somalia?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Somalia data come from?: The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Grazing land use over the long term
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026