Mangrove area in Somalia
Somalia: Mangrove area was 35.15 kmsq in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
35.15 kmsq
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
75th
of 126 countries
All-time high
36.79 kmsq
in 2000
All-time low
35.15 kmsq
in 2020
Years of data
11
2000–2020
Mangrove area in Somalia, 2000–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 35.15 kmsq for mangrove area in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove area in Somalia peaked at 36.79 kmsq in 2000 and was at its lowest, 35.15 kmsq, in 2020.
Somalia ranks 75th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Mangrove area in Somalia, year by year
| Year | kmsq | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.79 kmsq | — |
| 2007 | 36.04 kmsq | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 35.74 kmsq | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 35.76 kmsq | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 35.68 kmsq | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 35.56 kmsq | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 35.56 kmsq | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 35.54 kmsq | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 35.54 kmsq | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 35.35 kmsq | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 35.15 kmsq | -0.6% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 35.15 kmsq is below the median for low income countries, which is 396.54 kmsq, 9% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 35.15 kmsq is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 181.45 kmsq, 19% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.08 kmsq | 35.74 kmsq | 36.79 kmsq | 4 |
| 2010s | 35.54 kmsq | 35.35 kmsq | 35.68 kmsq | 6 |
| 2020s | 35.15 kmsq | 35.15 kmsq | 35.15 kmsq | 1 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 72 Côte d'Ivoire 54.48 kmsq compare
- 72 Cote d'Ivoire 54.48 kmsq compare
- 74 Cayman Islands 44.88 kmsq compare
- 76 Guadeloupe 34.2 kmsq compare
- 77 Benin 28.77 kmsq compare
- 78 South Africa 26.43 kmsq compare
More development goals data for Somalia
- Red List Index 0.9154 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 4,397 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 11.47 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 10 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 10 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 18 (2025)
- Infant deaths 51,546 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove area in Somalia?
- Mangrove area in Somalia was 35.15 kmsq in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove area recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.79 kmsq in 2000.
- What is the lowest mangrove area recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.15 kmsq in 2020.
- How does Somalia rank for mangrove area?
- Somalia ranks 75th out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove area rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Mangrove area (square kilometres). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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