Forest area in Somalia
Somalia: Forest area was 6.67 million hectares in 2011. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Somalia, 1990–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2011, forest area in Somalia stood at 6.67 million hectares. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Somalia peaked at 8.28 million hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.67 million hectares, in 2011.
Somalia ranks 22nd of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.94 million hectares | 7.59 million hectares | 8.28 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.17 million hectares | 6.82 million hectares | 7.51 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.71 million hectares | 6.67 million hectares | 6.75 million hectares | 2 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More agriculture & rural data for Somalia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 575.39 million current US$ (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 55.8% (1990)
- Rural population 8.82 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Rural population 44.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 7.1% (1982)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (1982)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 55.8% (1990)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 55.8% (1990)
- Land under cereal production 353,642 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Somalia?
- Forest area in Somalia was 6.67 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.28 million hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.67 million hectares in 2011.
- How does Somalia rank for forest area?
- Somalia ranks 22nd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Forest area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.