Share of forest area within protected areas in Somalia
Somalia: Share of forest area within protected areas was 0.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of forest area within protected areas in Somalia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of forest area within protected areas in Somalia is 0.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Somalia peaked at 0.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1990.
That places Somalia 185th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6% | — |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 15.9%, 4% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.7%, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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 share of forest area within protected areas in Somalia?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Somalia was 0.6% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1990.
- How does Somalia rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Somalia ranks 185th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).