Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Somalia
Somalia: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was -2,566 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Somalia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Somalia recorded -2,566 kt for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5,815.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Somalia peaked at 147,927 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, -2,566 kt, in 2021.
Somalia ranks 188th of 243 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.51 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1.51 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.51 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.51 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.51 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.51 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.51 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.51 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.51 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.51 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.51 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | -2 kt | -232.1% |
| 2002 | -2 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -2 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -2 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -2 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -2 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -2 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -2 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -2 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -2 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 44.9 kt | -2346.5% |
| 2012 | 44.9 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 44.9 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 44.9 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 44.9 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 147,927 kt | +329348.5% |
| 2017 | 147,927 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 147,927 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 147,927 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 147,927 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | -2,566 kt | -101.7% |
| 2022 | -2,566 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -2,566 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -2,566 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -2,566 kt | -0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's -2,566 kt is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.0272 kt, 94170.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's -2,566 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -5.17 kt, 496.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.51 kt | 1.51 kt | 1.51 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.65 kt | -2 kt | 1.51 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 59,193 kt | -2 kt | 147,927 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,516 kt | -2,566 kt | 147,927 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More climate change data for Somalia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 76.68 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 40,869 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,404 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 29,465 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 43.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,052 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 530.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 497.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.88 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Somalia?
- Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Somalia was -2,566 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 147,927 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2,566 kt in 2021.
- How does Somalia rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Somalia ranks 188th out of 243 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5,815.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).