Share of land area that is protected in Somalia
Somalia: Share of land area that is protected was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of land area that is protected in Somalia, 2016–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.0% for share of land area that is protected in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Somalia peaked at 0.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2019.
Somalia ranks 210th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of land area that is protected in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.8% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
| 2025 | 0.0% | — |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 12.6%. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.9%. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 207 Mauritania 0.6% compare
- 208 Libya 0.1% compare
- 208 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.1% compare
- 210 Eritrea 0.0% compare
- 210 Micronesia (country) 0.0% compare
- 210 Nauru 0.0%
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2637 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8842 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2685 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area that is protected in Somalia?
- Share of land area that is protected in Somalia was 0.0% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area that is protected recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
- How does Somalia rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Somalia ranks 210th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.