Terrestrial protected areas in Somalia
Somalia: Terrestrial protected areas was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0
World rank
210th
of 213 countries
All-time high
0.83
in 2016
All-time low
0
in 2019
Years of data
8
2016–2025
Terrestrial protected areas in Somalia, 2016–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0 for terrestrial protected areas 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, terrestrial protected areas in Somalia peaked at 0.83 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2019.
Somalia ranks 210th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Terrestrial protected areas in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.83 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0 is below the median for low income countries, which is 12.6. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 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 | 0.415 | 0 | 0.83 | 2 |
| 2020s | 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 compare
- 210 Micronesia (country) 0 compare
- 210 Nauru 0
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 234.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.4444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 1,010 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8842 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 42.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 11,478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 11,378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 71.14 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Somalia?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Somalia was 0 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.83 in 2016.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2019.
- How does Somalia rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Somalia ranks 210th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Terrestrial protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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