Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0031 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Somalia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area (sq. km), per capita in Somalia is 0.0031 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Somalia peaked at 0.0125 sq. km per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Somalia ranks 90th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0117 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.012 sq. km per person | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0125 sq. km per person | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0121 sq. km per person | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0114 sq. km per person | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0108 sq. km per person | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0099 sq. km per person | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0085 sq. km per person | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0081 sq. km per person | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0074 sq. km per person | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.007 sq. km per person | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0064 sq. km per person | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0062 sq. km per person | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0059 sq. km per person | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0057 sq. km per person | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0055 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0054 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0051 sq. km per person | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0048 sq. km per person | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0046 sq. km per person | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0044 sq. km per person | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0042 sq. km per person | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.004 sq. km per person | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0038 sq. km per person | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0033 sq. km per person | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0031 sq. km per person | -4.3% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.0031 sq. km per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0026 sq. km per person, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.0031 sq. km per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.003 sq. km per person, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0109 sq. km per person | 0.0089 sq. km per person | 0.0125 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.007 sq. km per person | 0.0057 sq. km per person | 0.0085 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0047 sq. km per person | 0.0038 sq. km per person | 0.0055 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0034 sq. km per person | 0.0031 sq. km per person | 0.0036 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More agriculture & rural data for Somalia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0707 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0576 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0018 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0034 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 2.25 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -13.31 % change on previous year (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.5579 current US$ per US$ of GDP (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 81.24 current US$ per person (1990)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Somalia?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Somalia was 0.0031 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0125 sq. km per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Somalia rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Somalia ranks 90th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.