Share of global annual deforestation in Somalia
Somalia: Share of global annual deforestation was 0.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of global annual deforestation in Somalia, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of global annual deforestation in Somalia stood at 0.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global annual deforestation in Somalia peaked at 1.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1990.
Somalia ranks 19th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of global annual deforestation in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5% | — |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +18.7% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +169.8% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -44.2% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.1%, 80% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5%, 1.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
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 share of global annual deforestation in Somalia?
- Share of global annual deforestation in Somalia was 0.9% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global annual deforestation recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of global annual deforestation recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1990.
- How does Somalia rank for share of global annual deforestation?
- Somalia ranks 19th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of global annual deforestation rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global annual deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.