Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Somalia
Somalia: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 4,826 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Somalia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — area in Somalia is 4,826 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Somalia peaked at 8,280 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4,826 1000 ha, in 2025.
Somalia ranks 73rd of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,934 1000 ha | 7,589 1000 ha | 8,280 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,167 1000 ha | 6,821 1000 ha | 7,512 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,052 1000 ha | 5,359 1000 ha | 6,744 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,016 1000 ha | 4,826 1000 ha | 5,206 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More environment data for Somalia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 17.7 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 200 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,032 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 68.54 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 97.44 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 43,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.07 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 30.15 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 2.49 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,100 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — area in Somalia?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Somalia was 4,826 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,280 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,826 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Somalia rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Somalia ranks 73rd out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.