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

Land use over the long-term in Somalia was 43.00 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 43.00 million hectares in 1960.

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

The lowest recorded value was 6.54 million hectares in 1000.

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

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

Is 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 HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land use over the long-term in Somalia

Name: Land use over the long-term in Somalia
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Somalia: Land use over the long-term was 43.00 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

43.00 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

14th

of 202 countries

All-time high

43.00 million hectares

in 1960

All-time low

6.54 million hectares

in 1000

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Land use over the long-term in Somalia, 1000–2025

Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land use over the long-term in Somalia is 43.00 million hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

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

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Somalia

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

See the full ranking of 202 places →

More environment data for Somalia

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 34.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.81 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 17.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 4.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 26.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0032 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.76 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use over the long-term in Somalia?: Land use over the long-term in Somalia was 43.00 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Somalia?: The highest recorded value was 43.00 million hectares in 1960.
What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Somalia?: The lowest recorded value was 6.54 million hectares in 1000.
How does Somalia rank for land use over the long-term?: Somalia ranks 14th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is 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 HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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