What is urban area over the long-term in Somalia?

Urban area over the long-term in Somalia was 597.81 km² per grid cell in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest urban area over the long-term recorded in Somalia?

The highest recorded value was 597.81 km² per grid cell in 2025.

What is the lowest urban area over the long-term recorded in Somalia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 km² per grid cell in 1000.

How does Somalia rank for urban area over the long-term?

Somalia ranks 118th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is urban area over the long-term rising or falling in Somalia?

Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Somalia data come from?

The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Urban area over the long-term in Somalia

Name: Urban area over the long-term in Somalia
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Somalia: Urban area over the long-term was 597.81 km² per grid cell in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

597.81 km² per grid cell

Change on year

up 3.0%

World rank

118th

of 202 countries

All-time high

597.81 km² per grid cell

in 2025

All-time low

0.0001 km² per grid cell

in 1000

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Urban area over the long-term in Somalia, 1000–2025

Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in km² per grid cell.

Analysis

Somalia recorded 597.81 km² per grid cell for urban area over the long-term in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.

The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban area over the long-term in Somalia peaked at 597.81 km² per grid cell in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 km² per grid cell, in 1000.

That places Somalia 118th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	0.0001 km² per grid cell	0.0001 km² per grid cell	0.0001 km² per grid cell	1
1100s	0.0004 km² per grid cell	0.0004 km² per grid cell	0.0004 km² per grid cell	1
1200s	0.0012 km² per grid cell	0.0012 km² per grid cell	0.0012 km² per grid cell	1
1300s	0.0043 km² per grid cell	0.0043 km² per grid cell	0.0043 km² per grid cell	1
1400s	0.0143 km² per grid cell	0.0143 km² per grid cell	0.0143 km² per grid cell	1
1500s	0.0478 km² per grid cell	0.0478 km² per grid cell	0.0478 km² per grid cell	1
1600s	0.1524 km² per grid cell	0.1524 km² per grid cell	0.1524 km² per grid cell	1
1700s	0.4841 km² per grid cell	0.4841 km² per grid cell	0.4841 km² per grid cell	1
1710s	0.4052 km² per grid cell	0.4052 km² per grid cell	0.4052 km² per grid cell	1
1720s	0.5075 km² per grid cell	0.5075 km² per grid cell	0.5075 km² per grid cell	1
1730s	0.6345 km² per grid cell	0.6345 km² per grid cell	0.6345 km² per grid cell	1
1740s	0.7919 km² per grid cell	0.7919 km² per grid cell	0.7919 km² per grid cell	1
1750s	0.987 km² per grid cell	0.987 km² per grid cell	0.987 km² per grid cell	1
1760s	1.23 km² per grid cell	1.23 km² per grid cell	1.23 km² per grid cell	1
1770s	1.53 km² per grid cell	1.53 km² per grid cell	1.53 km² per grid cell	1
1780s	1.9 km² per grid cell	1.9 km² per grid cell	1.9 km² per grid cell	1
1790s	2.35 km² per grid cell	2.35 km² per grid cell	2.35 km² per grid cell	1
1800s	2.91 km² per grid cell	2.91 km² per grid cell	2.91 km² per grid cell	1
1810s	3.6 km² per grid cell	3.6 km² per grid cell	3.6 km² per grid cell	1
1820s	4.46 km² per grid cell	4.46 km² per grid cell	4.46 km² per grid cell	1
1830s	5.51 km² per grid cell	5.51 km² per grid cell	5.51 km² per grid cell	1
1840s	6.8 km² per grid cell	6.8 km² per grid cell	6.8 km² per grid cell	1
1850s	8.38 km² per grid cell	8.38 km² per grid cell	8.38 km² per grid cell	1
1860s	10.06 km² per grid cell	10.06 km² per grid cell	10.06 km² per grid cell	1
1870s	12.07 km² per grid cell	12.07 km² per grid cell	12.07 km² per grid cell	1
1880s	14.62 km² per grid cell	14.62 km² per grid cell	14.62 km² per grid cell	1
1890s	17.66 km² per grid cell	17.66 km² per grid cell	17.66 km² per grid cell	1
1900s	21.53 km² per grid cell	21.53 km² per grid cell	21.53 km² per grid cell	1
1910s	25.35 km² per grid cell	25.35 km² per grid cell	25.35 km² per grid cell	1
1920s	27.43 km² per grid cell	27.43 km² per grid cell	27.43 km² per grid cell	1
1930s	29.02 km² per grid cell	29.02 km² per grid cell	29.02 km² per grid cell	1
1940s	29.02 km² per grid cell	29.02 km² per grid cell	29.02 km² per grid cell	1
1950s	34.81 km² per grid cell	29.9 km² per grid cell	40.7 km² per grid cell	10
1960s	52.44 km² per grid cell	42.39 km² per grid cell	64.69 km² per grid cell	10
1970s	88.25 km² per grid cell	67.74 km² per grid cell	135.71 km² per grid cell	10
1980s	165.93 km² per grid cell	143.87 km² per grid cell	188.26 km² per grid cell	10
1990s	220.83 km² per grid cell	193.51 km² per grid cell	265.21 km² per grid cell	10
2000s	350.19 km² per grid cell	280.06 km² per grid cell	429.21 km² per grid cell	10
2010s	419.75 km² per grid cell	348.13 km² per grid cell	495.79 km² per grid cell	10
2020s	554.7 km² per grid cell	512.58 km² per grid cell	597.81 km² per grid cell	6

Countries ranked near Somalia

115 Georgia 614.35 km² per grid cell compare
116 Paraguay 613.64 km² per grid cell compare
117 Lithuania 603.33 km² per grid cell compare
119 Namibia 563.77 km² per grid cell compare
120 Senegal 563.31 km² per grid cell compare
121 El Salvador 539.22 km² per grid cell compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

More reference data data for Somalia

Temperature anomalies by month -0.06 °C (2026)
Spring temperature anomalies 0.3971 °C (2026)
Summer temperature anomalies 0.484 °C (2026)
Competitive elections 0 (2025)
Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
Elected parliament 0 (2025)
Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6624 °C (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban area over the long-term in Somalia?: Urban area over the long-term in Somalia was 597.81 km² per grid cell in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest urban area over the long-term recorded in Somalia?: The highest recorded value was 597.81 km² per grid cell in 2025.
What is the lowest urban area over the long-term recorded in Somalia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 km² per grid cell in 1000.
How does Somalia rank for urban area over the long-term?: Somalia ranks 118th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is urban area over the long-term rising or falling in Somalia?: Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Somalia data come from?: The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Urban area over the long-term
Unit: km² per grid cell
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total built-up area of a country over time.