Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Somalia
Somalia: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Somalia, 2016–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total territorial area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial and marine protected areas in Somalia is 0.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Somalia peaked at 0.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2019.
That places Somalia 204th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.8% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
| 2025 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 204 Bermuda 0.0%
- 204 British Virgin Islands 0.0% compare
- 204 Eritrea 0.0% compare
- 204 Faroe Islands 0.0%
- 204 Guam 0.0% compare
- 204 Mauritius 0.0%
- 204 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.0%
- 204 Naoero 0.0%
- 204 Tuvalu 0.0%
More climate change data for Somalia
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.17 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Somalia?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Somalia was 0.0% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
- How does Somalia rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Somalia ranks 204th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.