Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Somalia

Somalia: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 0.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
0.0%
World rank
224th
of 238 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2000
All-time low
0.0%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Somalia, 2000–2024

00.20.40.60.812000201220242000: 0 %2001: 0 %2002: 0 %2003: 0 %2004: 0 %2005: 0 %2006: 0 %2007: 0 %2008: 0 %2009: 0 %2010: 0 %2011: 0 %2012: 0 %2013: 0 %2014: 0 %2015: 0 %2016: 0 %2017: 0 %2018: 0 %2019: 0 %2020: 0 %2021: 0 %2022: 0 %2023: 0 %2024: 0 %

Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Somalia stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Somalia peaked at 0.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.

That places Somalia 224th out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
2020s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 5

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 221 Barbados 1.8% compare
  2. 222 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.7% compare
  3. 223 Djibouti 0.8% compare
  4. 224 Bahrain 0.0% compare
  5. 224 British Indian Ocean Territory 0.0% compare
  6. 224 Eritrea 0.0% compare
  7. 224 French Polynesia 0.0% compare
  8. 224 Libya 0.0% compare
  9. 224 Macao 0.0% compare
  10. 224 Maldives 0.0% compare
  11. 224 Micronesia (country) 0.0% compare
  12. 224 Nauru 0.0% compare
  13. 224 North Korea 0.0% compare
  14. 224 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 0.0% compare
  15. 224 Syria 0.0% compare
  16. 224 Tokelau 0.0% compare
  17. 224 Wallis and Futuna 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Somalia?
Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Somalia was 0.0% in 2024, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
How does Somalia rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
Somalia ranks 224th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
Where does this Somalia data come from?
The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected
Unit
%
Source
BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
238 places, 5,950 data points, 2000–2024
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Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%)