Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita was 0 hectares per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Somalia, 2001–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Somalia is 0 hectares per person, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 51.8% on the previous year and down 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Somalia peaked at 0 hectares per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2019.
Somalia ranks 171st of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 hectares per person | +311.3% |
| 2003 | 0 hectares per person | -90.6% |
| 2004 | 0 hectares per person | +169.9% |
| 2005 | 0 hectares per person | +195.0% |
| 2006 | 0 hectares per person | -46.7% |
| 2007 | 0 hectares per person | -24.7% |
| 2008 | 0 hectares per person | +1256.5% |
| 2009 | 0 hectares per person | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per person | -85.0% |
| 2011 | 0 hectares per person | +21.4% |
| 2012 | 0 hectares per person | -91.2% |
| 2013 | 0 hectares per person | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 0 hectares per person | -54.6% |
| 2016 | 0 hectares per person | -88.4% |
| 2018 | 0 hectares per person | +85.7% |
| 2019 | 0 hectares per person | -51.8% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0 hectares per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0 hectares per person, 0% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0 hectares per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 hectares per person, 0% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +1256.5% | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 8 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 168 Syria 0 hectares per person compare
- 169 Uzbekistan 0 hectares per person compare
- 170 Iran 0 hectares per person compare
- 172 Burkina Faso 0 hectares per person
- 172 Botswana 0 hectares per person compare
- 172 Iraq 0 hectares per person compare
- 172 Mali 0 hectares per person
- 172 Chad 0 hectares per person compare
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 tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Somalia?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Somalia was 0 hectares per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2019.
- How does Somalia rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita?
- Somalia ranks 171st out of 176 countries with data for 2019.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.