Marine protected areas in Somalia
Somalia: Marine protected areas was 0.0893 sq. km in 2010. ▬ Flat
Marine protected areas in Somalia, 1990–2010
Source: United Nations Environmental Program and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, as compiled by the World Resources Institute, based on data from national authorities, national legislation and inter. Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.0893 sq. km for marine protected areas in 2010. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Somalia peaked at 0.0893 sq. km in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0893 sq. km, in 1990.
Somalia ranks 30th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Marine protected areas in Somalia, year by year
| Year | sq. km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0893 sq. km | — |
| 1991 | 0.0893 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0893 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0893 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0893 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0893 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0893 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0893 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0893 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0893 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0893 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0893 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0893 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0893 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0893 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0893 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0893 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0893 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0893 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0893 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0893 sq. km | +0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.0893 sq. km is below the median for low income countries, which is 351.67 sq. km, 0% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.0893 sq. km is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 721.82 sq. km, 0% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0893 sq. km | 0.0893 sq. km | 0.0893 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0893 sq. km | 0.0893 sq. km | 0.0893 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0893 sq. km | 0.0893 sq. km | 0.0893 sq. km | 1 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 27 Gambia 7.19 sq. km compare
- 28 Mauritius 5.7 sq. km compare
- 29 Seychelles 2.33 sq. km compare
- 31 Benin 0 sq. km
- 31 Cape Verde 0 sq. km
- 31 Eritrea 0 sq. km
- 31 Guinea 0 sq. km
- 31 Liberia 0 sq. km
- 31 Sierra Leone 0 sq. km
- 31 Togo 0 sq. km
More environment data for Somalia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -28.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -24.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.53 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Arable land — Area 1,100 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.06 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 2.49 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 30.15 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.07 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Somalia?
- Marine protected areas in Somalia was 0.0893 sq. km in 2010, according to United Nations Environmental Program and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, as compiled by the World Resources Institute, based on data from national authorities, national legislation and inter.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0893 sq. km in 1990.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0893 sq. km in 1990.
- How does Somalia rank for marine protected areas?
- Somalia ranks 30th out of 37 countries with data for 2010.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Environmental Program and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, as compiled by the World Resources Institute, based on data from national authorities, national legislation and inter, published as part of Marine protected areas (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.