Tree Cover Loss in Somalia
Somalia: Tree Cover Loss was 218 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Tree Cover Loss in Somalia, 2001–2025
Source: Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree cover loss in Somalia is 218 hectares, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 54.6% on the previous year and up 230.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss in Somalia peaked at 374 hectares in 2019 and was at its lowest, 44 hectares, in 2018.
Somalia ranks 132nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 236.56 hectares | 105 hectares | 339 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 183.4 hectares | 44 hectares | 374 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 152.33 hectares | 105 hectares | 218 hectares | 6 |
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)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 55.79 (1990)
- Agriculture share gdp 55.79 (1990)
- Land under cereal production 353,642 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss in Somalia?
- Tree cover loss in Somalia was 218 hectares in 2025, according to Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA).
- What is the highest tree cover loss recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 374 hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44 hectares in 2018.
- How does Somalia rank for tree cover loss?
- Somalia ranks 132nd out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tree cover loss rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 230.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA), published as part of Tree Cover Loss (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Shows year-by-year tree cover loss, defined as stand level replacement of vegetation greater than 5 meters, within the selected area. The tree cover loss data set is a collaboration of the University of Maryland, Google, USGS, and NASA, and uses Landsat satellite images to map annual tree cover loss at a 30 × 30 meter resolution. Note that “tree cover loss” is not the same as “deforestation” – tree cover loss includes change in both natural and planted forest, and does not need to be human caused. The data from 2011 onward were produced with an updated methodology that may capture additional loss. Comparisons between the original 2001-2010 data and future years should be performed with caution.