Share global forest in Somalia
Somalia: Share global forest was 0.1167 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.1167
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
73rd
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.1907
in 1990
All-time low
0.1167
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Somalia, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.1167 for share global forest in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Somalia peaked at 0.1907 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1167, in 2025.
Somalia ranks 73rd of 235 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.
Share global forest in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1907 | — |
| 1991 | 0.1894 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1881 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1868 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1855 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1841 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1828 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1815 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1801 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1788 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1774 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1757 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1741 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1724 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1707 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1691 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1674 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1657 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.164 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1623 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1606 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1571 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1536 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1501 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1465 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.143 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1394 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1358 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1323 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1287 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1251 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1234 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1217 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.12 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1183 | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.1167 | -1.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.1167 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0782, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.1167 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1056, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1848 | 0.1788 | 0.1907 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1699 | 0.1623 | 0.1774 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1447 | 0.1287 | 0.1606 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1209 | 0.1167 | 0.1251 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More environment data for Somalia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0033 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 2.19 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 68.54 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5029 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Somalia?
- Share global forest in Somalia was 0.1167 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1907 in 1990.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1167 in 2025.
- How does Somalia rank for share global forest?
- Somalia ranks 73rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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