Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Somalia
Somalia: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre was 0 hectares per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Somalia, 2001–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0 hectares per square kilometre for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in 2019.
That represents a change of down 50.0% on the previous year and down 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Somalia peaked at 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per square kilometre, in 2016.
That places Somalia 171st out of 176 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 square kilometre in Somalia, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0 hectares per square kilometre | +327.1% |
| 2003 | 0 hectares per square kilometre | -90.2% |
| 2004 | 0 hectares per square kilometre | +180.0% |
| 2005 | 0 hectares per square kilometre | +205.4% |
| 2006 | 0 hectares per square kilometre | -45.0% |
| 2007 | 0 hectares per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre | +1297.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per square kilometre | -84.6% |
| 2011 | 0 hectares per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2012 | 0 hectares per square kilometre | -91.1% |
| 2013 | 0 hectares per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 0 hectares per square kilometre | -52.9% |
| 2016 | 0 hectares per square kilometre | -87.5% |
| 2018 | 0 hectares per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 hectares per square kilometre | -50.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre 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 | +1297.3% | 0 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per square kilometre | 0 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per square kilometre | 0 hectares per square kilometre | 0 hectares per square kilometre | 8 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 168 Chad 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 169 Iran 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 170 Mongolia 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 172 Burkina Faso 0 hectares per square kilometre
- 172 Botswana 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 172 Iraq 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 172 Mali 0 hectares per square kilometre
- 172 Uzbekistan 0 hectares per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Somalia?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Somalia was 0 hectares per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Somalia rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre?
- Somalia ranks 171st out of 176 countries with data for 2019.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.