Terrestrial protected areas in Somalia
Somalia: Terrestrial protected areas was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Terrestrial 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 land area.
Analysis
In 2025, terrestrial protected areas in Somalia stood at 0.0%. 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 protected areas in Somalia peaked at 0.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2019.
Somalia ranks 210th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Terrestrial protected areas in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of total land 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
- 207 Mauritania 0.6% compare
- 208 Libya 0.1% compare
- 208 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.1% compare
- 210 Eritrea 0.0% compare
- 210 Micronesia (country) 0.0% compare
- 210 Naoero 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 protected areas in Somalia?
- Terrestrial 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 protected areas recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
- How does Somalia rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Somalia ranks 210th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial 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 protected areas (% of total land 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 areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.