Wood fuel — Production, per square kilometre in Somalia
Somalia: Wood fuel — Production, per square kilometre was 28.34 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wood fuel — Production, per square kilometre in Somalia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 28.34 m3 per square kilometre for wood fuel — production, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel — production, per square kilometre in Somalia peaked at 28.34 m3 per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.2 m3 per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Somalia 61st out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood fuel — Production, per square kilometre in Somalia, year by year
| Year | m3 per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.2 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 4.33 m3 per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 4.48 m3 per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 4.62 m3 per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 4.77 m3 per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 4.93 m3 per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 5.09 m3 per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 5.25 m3 per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 5.42 m3 per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 5.6 m3 per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 5.73 m3 per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 5.75 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 5.95 m3 per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 6.51 m3 per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1975 | 6.31 m3 per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 6.61 m3 per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 6.59 m3 per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 6.86 m3 per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 7.29 m3 per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 7.73 m3 per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 7.94 m3 per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 8.21 m3 per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 8.74 m3 per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 8.98 m3 per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 9.09 m3 per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 9.26 m3 per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 9.37 m3 per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 9.58 m3 per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 9.77 m3 per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 9.99 m3 per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 10.34 m3 per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 11.1 m3 per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 11.33 m3 per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 11.62 m3 per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 12.02 m3 per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 12.53 m3 per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 13.14 m3 per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 13.6 m3 per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 14.15 m3 per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 14.71 m3 per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 15.41 m3 per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 15.91 m3 per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 16.85 m3 per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 17.31 m3 per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 17.85 m3 per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 18.73 m3 per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 18.75 m3 per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 20.05 m3 per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 20.87 m3 per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 21.52 m3 per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 22.25 m3 per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 22.25 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 22.25 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 22.38 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 23.03 m3 per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 23.62 m3 per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 24.24 m3 per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 24.87 m3 per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 25.53 m3 per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 26.2 m3 per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 26.89 m3 per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 27.6 m3 per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 28.34 m3 per square kilometre | +2.7% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 28.34 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 27.92 m3 per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 28.34 m3 per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.91 m3 per square kilometre, 98% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.79 m3 per square kilometre | 4.2 m3 per square kilometre | 5.42 m3 per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.32 m3 per square kilometre | 5.6 m3 per square kilometre | 7.29 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.87 m3 per square kilometre | 7.73 m3 per square kilometre | 9.77 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.98 m3 per square kilometre | 9.99 m3 per square kilometre | 14.15 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.65 m3 per square kilometre | 14.71 m3 per square kilometre | 20.87 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.19 m3 per square kilometre | 21.52 m3 per square kilometre | 25.53 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.26 m3 per square kilometre | 26.2 m3 per square kilometre | 28.34 m3 per square kilometre | 4 |
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2067 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood fuel — production, per square kilometre in Somalia?
- Wood fuel — production, per square kilometre in Somalia was 28.34 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood fuel — production, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.34 m3 per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest wood fuel — production, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2 m3 per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Somalia rank for wood fuel — production, per square kilometre?
- Somalia ranks 61st out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wood fuel — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood fuel — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood fuel — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wood fuel — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wood fuel — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wood fuel — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.