Mangrove total area change in Somalia
Somalia: Mangrove total area change was -4.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Mangrove total area change in Somalia, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, mangrove total area change in Somalia stood at -4.5%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.7% on the previous year and down 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Somalia peaked at -2.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -4.5%, in 2020.
That places Somalia 93rd out of 126 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Mangrove total area change in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -2.1% | — |
| 2008 | -2.9% | +39.1% |
| 2009 | -2.8% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | -3.0% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | -3.4% | +11.6% |
| 2016 | -3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | -3.4% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | -3.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | -3.9% | +15.7% |
| 2020 | -4.5% | +13.7% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's -4.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is -4.5%, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Somalia's -4.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -1.5%, 3.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.6% | -2.9% | -2.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | -3.4% | -3.9% | -3.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | -4.5% | -4.5% | -4.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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 total area change in Somalia?
- Mangrove total area change in Somalia was -4.5% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was -2.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.5% in 2020.
- How does Somalia rank for mangrove total area change?
- Somalia ranks 93rd out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Mangrove total area change (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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