Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Somalia
Somalia: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 65,888 Square kilometres in 2022. ▼ Falling
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Somalia, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land cover and land cover change — grassland in Somalia is 65,888 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Somalia peaked at 70,462 Square kilometres in 2000 and was at its lowest, 65,888 Square kilometres, in 2022.
That places Somalia 32nd out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70,462 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 68,453 Square kilometres | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 66,548 Square kilometres | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 66,658 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 66,480 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 65,888 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 65,888 Square kilometres is above the median for low income countries, which is 7,257 Square kilometres, 9.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 65,888 Square kilometres is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11,514 Square kilometres, 5.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69,458 Square kilometres | 68,453 Square kilometres | 70,462 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 66,603 Square kilometres | 66,548 Square kilometres | 66,658 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 66,184 Square kilometres | 65,888 Square kilometres | 66,480 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 29 Argentina 83,283 Square kilometres compare
- 30 Kyrgyzstan 78,929 Square kilometres compare
- 31 Central African Republic 67,967 Square kilometres compare
- 31 Caribbean 29,384 Square kilometres compare
- 33 Tajikistan 62,561 Square kilometres compare
- 34 Germany 48,647 Square kilometres compare
- 35 Ireland 46,280 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)
- 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 land cover and land cover change — grassland in Somalia?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Somalia was 65,888 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 70,462 Square kilometres in 2000.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,888 Square kilometres in 2022.
- How does Somalia rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Somalia ranks 32nd out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Grassland. 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