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Somalia · Environment

Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.

10 indicators · 9 with data

Land

Forest cover

% of land area

167th of 213 · 40th in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Forest coverSomalia's forest cover fell from 12.7 % in 1994 to 9.2 % in 2023.1995200020052010201520208%9%10%11%12%13%9.2 %

Somalia's forest cover fell from 12.7 % in 1994 to 9.2 % in 2023.

Forest area

km²

73rd of 213 · 25th in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Forest areaSomalia's forest area fell from 79,755 km in 1994 to 57,498 km in 2023.19952000200520102015202060k70k80k57,498 km

Somalia's forest area fell from 79,755 km in 1994 to 57,498 km in 2023.

Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)

% of land area

210th of 213 · 47th in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)Somalia's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) fell from 0.8 % in 2016 to 0.0 % in 2025.201620182020202220240%0.2%0.4%0.6%0.8%1%0.0 %

Somalia's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) fell from 0.8 % in 2016 to 0.0 % in 2025.

Agricultural land (% of land area)

% of land area

19th of 209 · 10th in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Agricultural land (% of land area)Somalia's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 70.2 % in 1994 to 70.3 % in 2023.19952000200520102015202070%70%70%70.3 %

Somalia's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 70.2 % in 1994 to 70.3 % in 2023.

Arable land (% of land area)

% of land area

175th of 206 · 42nd in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Arable land (% of land area)Somalia's arable land (% of land area) rose from 1.6 % in 1994 to 1.8 % in 2023.1995200020052010201520202%2%2%1.8 %

Somalia's arable land (% of land area) rose from 1.6 % in 1994 to 1.8 % in 2023.

Air

Air pollution (PM2.5)

micrograms per m³

105th of 200 · 13th in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Air pollution (PM2.5)Somalia's air pollution (pm2.5) rose from 16.3 in 1994 to 18.5 in 2023.1995200020052010201520201012141618202218.5

Somalia's air pollution (pm2.5) rose from 16.3 in 1994 to 18.5 in 2023.

Water

Water stress

% of internal resources

148th of 175 · 43rd in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Water stressSomalia's water stress rose from 32.6 % in 1993 to 55.0 % in 2022.19952000200520102015202030%40%50%60%55.0 %

Somalia's water stress rose from 32.6 % in 1993 to 55.0 % in 2022.

Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita

cubic metres per person

159th of 181 · 44th in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Renewable internal freshwater resources per capitaSomalia's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 898.0 in 1993 to 337.0 in 2022.1995200020052010201520204006008001,000337.0

Somalia's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 898.0 in 1993 to 337.0 in 2022.

Access

Safe sanitation

% of population

130th of 141 · 21st in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Safe sanitationSomalia's safe sanitation rose from 7.2 % in 2000 to 16.4 % in 2024.200020052010201520200%5%10%15%20%16.4 %

Somalia's safe sanitation rose from 7.2 % in 2000 to 16.4 % in 2024.

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