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Forest area — Somalia

Forest area in Somalia in 2023 — 57,498 km². Ranked 73 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 30.6%.

2023 57,498 km² −1.32% vs 2022
World rank 73of 213
Period maximum 82,825 km²1990
Period minimum 57,498 km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Somalia, 1990–202350,00060,00070,00080,00090,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 82,825 km²1991: 82,058 km²1992: 81,290 km²1993: 80,523 km²1994: 79,755 km²1995: 78,988 km²1996: 78,220 km²1997: 77,453 km²1998: 76,685 km²1999: 75,918 km²2000: 75,150 km²2001: 74,383 km²2002: 73,615 km²2003: 72,848 km²2004: 72,080 km²2005: 71,313 km²2006: 70,545 km²2007: 69,778 km²2008: 69,010 km²2009: 68,243 km²2010: 67,475 km²2011: 66,708 km²2012: 65,940 km²2013: 65,173 km²2014: 64,405 km²2015: 63,638 km²2016: 62,870 km²2017: 62,103 km²2018: 61,335 km²2019: 60,568 km²2020: 59,800 km²2021: 59,033 km²2022: 58,265 km²2023: 57,498 km²
Change over the period: −25,328 (−30.58%) Average annual rate: -1.1 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Somalia

Somalia 57,498 km²
World 40.35M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 6.15M km²
Eastern Africa computed 1.94M km²
Low-income countries computed 2.93M km²
Forest area — Somalia, by year Somalia All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 57,498 −768 −1.32%
2022 58,265 −768 −1.3%
2021 59,033 −768 −1.28%
2020 59,800 −768 −1.27%
2019 60,568 −768 −1.25%
2018 61,335 −768 −1.24%
2017 62,103 −768 −1.22%
2016 62,870 −768 −1.21%
2015 63,638 −768 −1.19%
2014 64,405 −768 −1.18%
2013 65,173 −768 −1.16%
2012 65,940 −768 −1.15%
2011 66,708 −768 −1.14%
2010 67,475 −768 −1.12%
2009 68,243 −768 −1.11%
2008 69,010 −768 −1.1%
2007 69,778 −768 −1.09%
2006 70,545 −768 −1.08%
2005 71,313 −768 −1.06%
2004 72,080 −768 −1.05%
2003 72,848 −768 −1.04%
2002 73,615 −768 −1.03%
2001 74,383 −768 −1.02%
2000 75,150 −768 −1.01%
1999 75,918 −768 −1%
1998 76,685 −768 −0.99%
1997 77,453 −768 −0.98%
1996 78,220 −768 −0.97%
1995 78,988 −768 −0.96%
1994 79,755 −768 −0.95%
1993 80,523 −768 −0.94%
1992 81,290 −768 −0.94%
1991 82,058 −768 −0.93%
1990 82,825 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

TZ Tanzania 443,380 ZM Zambia 442,494 MZ Mozambique 360,265 ZW Zimbabwe 173,064 ET Ethiopia 168,495 MG Madagascar 123,902 SS South Sudan 71,570 SO Somalia 57,498 KE Kenya 36,111 UG Uganda 22,141 MW Malawi 21,157 ER Eritrea 10,458 BI Burundi 2,796 RW Rwanda 2,790 MU Mauritius 389 SC Seychelles 337 KM Comoros 316 DJ Djibouti 60
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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