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 80th of 240 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.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Somalia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,280 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 8,203 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 8,126 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 8,049 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 7,972 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 7,896 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 7,819 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 7,742 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 7,666 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 7,589 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 7,512 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 7,435 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 7,358 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 7,282 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 7,205 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 7,128 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 7,052 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 6,975 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 6,898 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 6,821 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 6,744 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 6,591 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 6,437 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 6,283 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 6,129 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 5,975 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 5,821 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 5,667 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 5,513 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 5,359 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 5,206 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 5,130 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 5,054 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 4,978 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 4,902 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 4,826 1000 ha | -1.5% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 4,826 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,412 1000 ha, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 4,826 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,761 1000 ha, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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 80th out of 240 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.