Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita was 0.007 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Somalia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.007 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — other areas, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Somalia peaked at 0.0638 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.007 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Somalia 45th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0638 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0621 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0605 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0589 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0574 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0559 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0544 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.053 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0516 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0502 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0489 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0477 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0464 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0452 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0441 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.043 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0418 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0389 Square kilometres per person | -6.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0344 Square kilometres per person | -11.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0316 Square kilometres per person | -8.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0313 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0312 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0302 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0291 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.028 Square kilometres per person | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0268 Square kilometres per person | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0259 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0258 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0263 Square kilometres per person | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0147 Square kilometres per person | -44.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0154 Square kilometres per person | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0163 Square kilometres per person | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0159 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0152 Square kilometres per person | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0148 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0144 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.014 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0135 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.013 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0126 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0122 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0118 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0114 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0111 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0108 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0104 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.01 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0099 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0097 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0097 Square kilometres per person | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0097 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0086 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0076 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.007 Square kilometres per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0021 Square kilometres per person, 3.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.007 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.001 Square kilometres per person, 7.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -44.1% | 0.0263 Square kilometres per person | 0.0147 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0575 Square kilometres per person | 0.0516 Square kilometres per person | 0.0638 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0441 Square kilometres per person | 0.0344 Square kilometres per person | 0.0502 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0286 Square kilometres per person | 0.0258 Square kilometres per person | 0.0316 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0147 Square kilometres per person | 0.013 Square kilometres per person | 0.0163 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0111 Square kilometres per person | 0.0099 Square kilometres per person | 0.0126 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | 0.0097 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | 0.0076 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 42 Yemen 0.0073 Square kilometres per person compare
- 43 Venezuela 0.0073 Square kilometres per person compare
- 44 Bhutan 0.0071 Square kilometres per person compare
- 46 Jordan 0.0068 Square kilometres per person compare
- 47 Afghanistan 0.0062 Square kilometres per person compare
- 48 United Arab Emirates 0.0061 Square kilometres per person 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 use hidden — other areas, per capita in Somalia?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Somalia was 0.007 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0638 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.007 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Somalia rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- Somalia ranks 45th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Other areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.