Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Somalia
Somalia: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 242.37 Square kilometres in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Somalia, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2022, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Somalia stood at 242.37 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 718.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Somalia peaked at 242.37 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.06 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Somalia 111th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.06 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 29.63 Square kilometres | +226.8% |
| 2015 | 60.22 Square kilometres | +103.3% |
| 2020 | 217.58 Square kilometres | +261.3% |
| 2022 | 242.37 Square kilometres | +11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.06 Square kilometres | 9.06 Square kilometres | 9.06 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 44.92 Square kilometres | 29.63 Square kilometres | 60.22 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 229.97 Square kilometres | 217.58 Square kilometres | 242.37 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 108 Sierra Leone 251.67 Square kilometres compare
- 109 Cyprus 247.11 Square kilometres compare
- 110 Cuba 244.72 Square kilometres compare
- 112 Panama 222.93 Square kilometres compare
- 113 Costa Rica 202.66 Square kilometres compare
- 114 Bosnia and Herzegovina 202.41 Square kilometres 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)
- Temperature change 1.53 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Arable land — Area 1,100 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 2.49 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.06 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 1.8 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 2.56 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Somalia?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Somalia was 242.37 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 242.37 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.06 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Somalia rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Somalia ranks 111th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 718.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation