Land use hidden — Other areas in Somalia
Somalia: Land use hidden — Other areas was 128,550 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Other areas in Somalia, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 128,550 Square kilometres for land use hidden — other areas in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas in Somalia peaked at 188,290 Square kilometres in 1961 and was at its lowest, 104,095 Square kilometres, in 1990.
Somalia ranks 42nd of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Other areas in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 188,290 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 188,240 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 188,190 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 188,140 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 188,090 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 188,040 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 187,990 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 187,940 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 187,890 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 187,840 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 187,790 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 187,740 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 187,690 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 187,640 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 187,590 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 187,540 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 187,490 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 187,440 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 187,390 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 187,340 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 187,290 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 187,240 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 187,190 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 187,140 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 187,090 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 187,040 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 186,990 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 186,950 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 186,940 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 104,095 Square kilometres | -44.3% |
| 1991 | 104,862 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 105,620 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 106,378 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 107,085 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 107,792 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 108,510 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 109,228 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 109,985 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 110,752 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 111,520 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 112,248 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 112,825 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 113,402 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 113,690 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 114,768 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 116,035 Square kilometres | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 117,302 Square kilometres | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 117,070 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 117,838 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 118,605 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 120,372 Square kilometres | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 121,140 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 120,908 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 121,675 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 122,442 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 123,210 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 123,970 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 124,739 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 125,494 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 126,259 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 127,028 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 127,785 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 128,550 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 128,550 Square kilometres is above the median for low income countries, which is 34,797 Square kilometres, 3.7× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 128,550 Square kilometres is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27,825 Square kilometres, 4.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas 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 | -44.3% | 186,940 Square kilometres | 104,095 Square kilometres |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 188,090 Square kilometres | 187,890 Square kilometres | 188,290 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 187,615 Square kilometres | 187,390 Square kilometres | 187,840 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 187,121 Square kilometres | 186,940 Square kilometres | 187,340 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 107,431 Square kilometres | 104,095 Square kilometres | 110,752 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 114,670 Square kilometres | 111,520 Square kilometres | 117,838 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 122,256 Square kilometres | 118,605 Square kilometres | 125,494 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 127,406 Square kilometres | 126,259 Square kilometres | 128,550 Square kilometres | 4 |
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 land use hidden — other areas in Somalia?
- Land use hidden — other areas in Somalia was 128,550 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 188,290 Square kilometres in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 104,095 Square kilometres in 1990.
- How does Somalia rank for land use hidden — other areas?
- Somalia ranks 42nd out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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 use hidden — Other areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata